Plastic has a promising premise and start. It follows Erin, a plastic girl in a plastic world that she resides in alone. Her father is dead, her sistePlastic has a promising premise and start. It follows Erin, a plastic girl in a plastic world that she resides in alone. Her father is dead, her sister is an eco-terrorist, and the only guy she's ever thought of romantically is also dead. It's a pretty bleak set-up, and that bleakness and sense of grief and hopelessness was very well-written, and made the hope and love Erin feels later on in the novel even more lovely.
However, I had a lot of trouble following the plot and understanding what the author was trying to do here. There are a lot of threads that are laid out, including a line of thinking on eco-terrorism, a TV show called Nuclear Family that seems partially imagined, a virtual world that can be entered through SmartBodies, and a mysterious ending that confused me all over again. I don't mind a little ambiguity in books, but nothing seemed to connect in a satisfying way. I could give you lots of theories about the world that Scott Guild created here, but none of them really make sense given the details provided in the book.
Overall, I felt pretty indifferent about this one. It definitely has some promising writing and some interesting concepts woven in there, but ultimately, Plastic was too scattered for me to really get a hold of....more
A truly lovely novel about an old woman and a young man looking for family and belonging, and the octopus who helps them find it. This book is like a A truly lovely novel about an old woman and a young man looking for family and belonging, and the octopus who helps them find it. This book is like a warm hug and while the ending was predictable, I wouldn't have it any other way. I could not stand Cameron for a majority of the book, but Tova, Ethan, Cat, and Marcellus more than made up for it.
This book has a fantastic concept and important message, but it ended up falling flat for me. The characters don’t feel real or fleshed out, and whileThis book has a fantastic concept and important message, but it ended up falling flat for me. The characters don’t feel real or fleshed out, and while the big twist was quite horrifying, the lead up and explanation left a lot of holes. I hope to see more from this author, as there is definitely promise in the writing and messaging....more
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