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A review by kellswitch
Murder in the Generative Kitchen by Meg Pontecorvo
4.0
** Full disclosure: I received this book in exchange for an honest review**
In the future a woman is on trial, accused of using a high-tech generative kitchen to feed her husband a poisonous meal, but the more evidence mounts, the more Julio, one of the jurors taking part in the Vacation Jury Duty system, starts to suspect the kitchen may have made the decision on its own
At first this story felt like an odd mix, bouncing back and forth between a fairly serious, and fascinating murder trial, and the almost cartoony situation and character of Julio. At first I found it hard to get interested in his character until I started to realize he fit the world the author created quite well. And even once I started to believe in his character I have to admit I found the murder trial and the concept of a generative kitchen way more interesting than his story.
I also found the world created here as a whole rather fascinating and would be very interested in reading more set in it.
The pace of story was quick and easily pulled me along and made me want to keep reading but I did have two major problems with this story. One, the ending seemed really convenient and abrupt and two, the “surprise” twist with one of the jurors was really rather predictable but even with those I did find myself quite engaged in the story as a whole.
Okay, I did have one other problem, but it had nothing to do with the quality of the writing but rather with the natural consequences of a watching a story set around a trail once the jurors part is done. I really want to know how Mrs. Ellis's story ends!
In the future a woman is on trial, accused of using a high-tech generative kitchen to feed her husband a poisonous meal, but the more evidence mounts, the more Julio, one of the jurors taking part in the Vacation Jury Duty system, starts to suspect the kitchen may have made the decision on its own
At first this story felt like an odd mix, bouncing back and forth between a fairly serious, and fascinating murder trial, and the almost cartoony situation and character of Julio. At first I found it hard to get interested in his character until I started to realize he fit the world the author created quite well. And even once I started to believe in his character I have to admit I found the murder trial and the concept of a generative kitchen way more interesting than his story.
I also found the world created here as a whole rather fascinating and would be very interested in reading more set in it.
The pace of story was quick and easily pulled me along and made me want to keep reading but I did have two major problems with this story. One, the ending seemed really convenient and abrupt and two, the “surprise” twist with one of the jurors was really rather predictable but even with those I did find myself quite engaged in the story as a whole.
Okay, I did have one other problem, but it had nothing to do with the quality of the writing but rather with the natural consequences of a watching a story set around a trail once the jurors part is done. I really want to know how Mrs. Ellis's story ends!