Review: Automatic Noodle
Annalee Newitz’s latest is a simple book to sum up. Some robots open a noodle shop. There’s more to that to it, of course. To the pot Newitz adds politics, decency, a love of San Francisco, and a delightful sentient contract that wants to live and not ask too many questions.
It’s a lot of fun, compassionate, well written, and has interesting ideas. It does seem a little shallow and maybe YA. That’s not a criticism. This is a good book to hand to younger readers or to take to the beach or on a flight.
Recommended.