'Her observation of our species is tender, precise, illuminating' Hilary Mantel THE NEW NOVEL BY THE BOOKER LONGLISTED AND ARTHUR C CLARKE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE TESTAMENT OF JESSIE LAMB ADAPTED FROM THE HIT BBC RADIO 4 PLAY 'An ambitious and important writer' New York Times 'Unputdownable and often thought-provoking' Sunday Times 'Grimly plausible' Guardian In this version of London, there is a small, private clinic. Behind its layers of security, procedures are taking place on poor, robust teenagers from northern ...
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'Her observation of our species is tender, precise, illuminating' Hilary Mantel THE NEW NOVEL BY THE BOOKER LONGLISTED AND ARTHUR C CLARKE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE TESTAMENT OF JESSIE LAMB ADAPTED FROM THE HIT BBC RADIO 4 PLAY 'An ambitious and important writer' New York Times 'Unputdownable and often thought-provoking' Sunday Times 'Grimly plausible' Guardian In this version of London, there is a small, private clinic. Behind its layers of security, procedures are taking place on poor, robust teenagers from northern Estates in exchange for thousands of pounds - procedures that will bring the wealthy dead back to life in these young supple bodies for fourteen days. It's an opportunity for wrongs to be righted, for fathers to meet grandsons, for scientists to see their work completed. Old wine in new bottles. But at what cost? MORE PRAISE FOR JANE ROGERS AND BODY TOURISTS: 'Gripping' Mail on Sunday 'Very much a novel about human nature . . . an insightful examination of the things people truly value' SciFi Now 'A wonderfully versatile novelist' Penelope Lively 'Rogers' prose flows elegantly and with effortless power' Observer 'A compulsive and compelling slice of fiction' Sunday Express
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As much as I love a good sci-fi novel, I must admit I haven't really been giving them very high starred reviews recently! It may just be an unfortunate run of books or perhaps given the current climate, stories of oppressive government regimes or dodgy science facilities aren't quite the escapism I need as they hit a little close to home!
Body Tourists was a nice refreshing change to some of the sci-fi I have read recently but it isn't without its faults. The story is intriguing and reminded me a little of the movie 'Get Out' - the wealthy dead are reanimated into the bodies of young, poor volunteers for two weeks to live out one final lifetime before being put to rest. It's a great concept and makes for a pacey read that I finished in about 2 sittings. I would perhaps argue it's a little too short - at only 270 pages there's actually a lot more world building and character background that I was crying out for but also a lot of things I felt could actually be edited out. I wanted to know more about the wider world - the bots who are integrated into everyday life and the people in society that are against them. We learn a few things in context of the characters but it would have been great to get a wider look before jumping into the project. We also jump a lot from perspective to perspective and particularly early on it's hard to tell which character is which and what their relevance to the story is. This is very apparent in the story of Elsa and Lindy, their earlier chapters would make a great short story but seemed randomly thrown in when mixed up with all of the other storylines. The ending explores some interesting questions as to the culpability of a guest's actions but actually this bit which should have been the climax of the piece is almost skipped over sadly and we don't really understand what happened or why. If we had perhaps got an insight into the Guest who had been transferred it would have made a little more sense and tied it all together nicely.
One of my biggest problems with the story was the realism. This is a scientific trial and as such must have gone though funding and testing and greenlighting for human experimentation. Luke is extremely unrealistic as a character and makes some very stupid decisions. He brings guests back in bodies that are a different sex and ethnicity which must be very jarring for the subjects. He also is fine to let people leave the facility or travel around unsupervised. He puts up initial reservations about it and then seems to go 'yep that's fine' to anyone who asks despite the initial death of one of his hosts. For someone who would want his study to be greenlit, he doesn't seem to have any motivation for allowing the guests to do this and as such it seemed like a very odd choice and made for a frustrating read at times.
Overall, I would say that Body Tourists is a great concept but one I think needs a bit of expanding, editing and reworking before it becomes a 5 star read. Thank you to NetGalley & Hodder & Stoughton - Sceptre for the chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
