Body Tourists
by Jane Rogers
science fiction
copyright2019
part read in July 2022
rated 6/10: read to pass the time
A scientist develops a technique for putting old -- dead -- minds into young healthy bodies. What could go wrong? Everything. And it does.
As an exploration of the potential problems, this book is okay. The key problem is that the scientist is an idiot.
There are a few disasters. Denied or covered up. Sure, the old minds make trouble, but the scientist makes no effort -- or has no skill -- to control. Possibly because he is the one selecting old minds for revival. The first old mind just walks all over the scientist. And causes trouble.
Having read a few chapters I put it aside... and could not bear to start reading again.
The problems are realistic. The fool scientist is realistic. Which adds up to a gloomy story on exciting technology.
The cover blurb makes me suspect that there are positive outcomes.
I'm not prepared to wade through the depressing -- no, unhappily realistic -- initial results. Not even for a possible happy ending.
Dr Nick Lethbridge / Consulting Dexitroboper
... Agamedes Consulting / Problems ? Solved
===If you're not a part of the solution, then you're part of the vast majority. (Alfred E. Neuman)
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