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A review by robinshtulman
Cleo Porter and the Body Electric by Jake Burt
4.0
Cleo, a young doctor in training, embarks on a quest to find the person whose life-saving medicine was incorrectly delivered to her family. But - Cleo has never been outside their apartment!
Generations ago, a deadly flu forced all North Americans indoors. All work is tele-work, all socializing is virtual. A system of automated drones farms, manufactures, and delivers everything:
food, equipment, medicine. And they never make mistakes! What can it mean that the parcel of medicine was misrouted? Is their carefully ordered world beginning to crack?
Cleo is a classic middle-grade hero. Determined, plucky, willing to risk all to do the right thing.
There's some fun in here with the mingling and mangling of international folk and fairy tales over time, and some philosophizing that might get readers talking. Burt tells a fun story with good pacing. There's one major plot point towards the end that struck a negative chord with me but otherwise it was a great read.
Generations ago, a deadly flu forced all North Americans indoors. All work is tele-work, all socializing is virtual. A system of automated drones farms, manufactures, and delivers everything:
food, equipment, medicine. And they never make mistakes! What can it mean that the parcel of medicine was misrouted? Is their carefully ordered world beginning to crack?
Cleo is a classic middle-grade hero. Determined, plucky, willing to risk all to do the right thing.
There's some fun in here with the mingling and mangling of international folk and fairy tales over time, and some philosophizing that might get readers talking. Burt tells a fun story with good pacing. There's one major plot point towards the end that struck a negative chord with me but otherwise it was a great read.