Loved itThis one was particularly awesome because it was just like a cozy science fiction read about some robots who want to open up a noodle shop, and you got to appreciate yourself a cozy little read sometimes.
Automatic Noodle (2025)
Others: Leaning positive "From sci-fi visionary and acclaimed author Annalee Newitz comes Automatic Noodle, a cozy near-future novella about a crew of abandoned food service bots opening their very own restaurant. While San Francisco rebuilds from the chaos of war, a group of food service bots in an abandoned ghost kitchen take over their own delivery app account. They rebrand as a neighborhood lunch spot and start producing some of the tastiest hand-pulled noodles in the city. But there’s just one problem. Someone―or something―is review bombing the restaurant’s feedback page with fake “bad service” reports. Can the bots find the culprit before their ratings plummet and destroy everything they created?"
- ISBN:
- 9781250450982
- Length:
- 176 pages
Genres: fantasy, science fiction
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Loved it
MixedSo, I don't have anything bad to say about the book. It's just that the plot itself and the writing just wasn't all that engaging to me. I wasn't like, "Ooh, can't wait to find out what happens."