Girl Parts, John M. Cusick
Girl Parts, John M. Cusick
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Girl Parts

Author: John M. Cusick

Narrator: Chris Patton

Unabridged: 5 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/10/2010

Synopsis

David and Charlie are opposites. David has a million friends, online and off. Charlie is a soulful outsider, off the grid completely. But neither feels close to anybody. When David’s parents present him with a hot Companion bot designed to encourage healthy bonds and treat “dissociative disorder,” he can’t get enough of luscious, redheaded Rose—and he can’t get it soon enough. Companions come with strict intimacy protocols, and whenever he tries anything, David gets an electric shock. Severed from the boy she was built to love, Rose turns to Charlie, who finds he can open up to her, knowing that she isn’t real. With Charlie’s help, the ideal “companion” is about to become her own best friend.In a stunning and hilarious debut, John M. Cusick takes rollicking aim at Internet culture and our craving for meaningful connection in an uber-connected world.

About John M. Cusick

John M. Cusick is a 2007 graduate of Wesleyan University. About Girl Parts he says, "It is easy to feel lonely, despite the immediacy of technological connection. This is a story about human connections, how they catch us by surprise and challenge who we are." A literary agent of books for children and teens, he lives in Brooklyn.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Aurora on December 23, 2010

I was pretty excited about this book because I thought it would be neat to see a Weird Science updated with feminist ideals and yet still written for boys. What I got, though, was strange. Disconnected, rather rushed plot-wise, too short and yet too long, and surprisingly sexist were my major reacti......more

Goodreads review by Shannon on June 13, 2010

Interesting idea- but an ultimately unsatisfactory ending for me. I /think/ it left off with a hopefulness for the boys... but I'm not entirely sure. The poor fembot? Future unknown. Maybe I missed something, but I just didn't feel like things were properly resolved. full review here- [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Leo on February 10, 2019

Found in a sale of sci-fi stuff! Nabbed a whole bunch of different books just to try them out :) This one had some amusing scenes and a decent balance of lightness/darkness in its thematic exploration, but didn't go far enough with the concept for me. I see some people taking issue with the concept of......more

Goodreads review by Eve beinguniquebeingme on June 12, 2017

When David is presented with robot girl Rose by his parents request to treat his dissociative disorder due to him spending all his time interacting and not bonding with people, he doesn't expect her to literally shock him thus making her separated from him after harming him when they're supposed to......more

Goodreads review by Novel on February 15, 2011

Forget about love at first site. Girl Parts by John M. Cusick is all about love at first gigabyte. (Haha. I couldn’t resist.) I’m actually sort of obsessed with the whole concept of this book — and after reading it, I can only hope there is more to come. Girl Parts tells the story of two boys who coul......more

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