The Complete Roderick
John Sladek1992

Roderick begins life looking like a toy tank, thinking like a child, and knowing nothing whatsoever about human ways. But as he will discover, growing up and becoming fully human is no easy task in a world where many people seem to have little trouble giving up their humanity and descending to other levels. Brilliantly stairic and incisively apt, The Complete Roderick is a revealing and exploration of human foibles, as seen by a robot innocent.