Plasticity

by A.D. Shinn

If you could replace your frail human body with a shiny new robot body, would you? Would you have to have an incurable disease, or a physical disability? Would you have to be damaged? Broken? Or would you do it just because you could? How much of your humanity do you think would survive within you? Arakawa Portland is a post-human plastic-her flesh body abandoned nearly a decade ago-who has been enlisted to counsel a young woman who is considering making the transition. At first, counseling the girl only serves to reinforce Portland's belief that she has moved beyond so much of the human condition. But, when the girl is abducted, Portland is sent on a search for answers and vengeance. A search that will raise further questions at each dark, weird turn, and shake Portland's faith in her own mind and body.

242 pages, Paperback

Published July 16, 2017

About the author

A.D. Shinn is an indie author of sci-fi and horror, with the science fiction novel Plasticity released in early 2017, and the horror novella The Witch and the Dark Forest released in October 2017, as well as several short stories and flash fiction, some of which can be found on his website at plasticblankwarehouse.com.

Reviews

[Sandy Conley · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a different book, my rating is a weak 3 stars. The story is set in a future where you can shed your body for one made of plastic, which would be a boon if you are disabled and the new body was perfect. That is not the case with some of the main characters. The problem that comes up is what do you do with your flesh and bone body which is still alive. Do you still want it maintained or allowed to expire? What if your previous body is used by some else? These are two of the several questions I had in mind. I read the book to see how the author handled my questions and the many questions which such a medical possibility offered.