Review: I Heart Robot
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 27, 2013
If I had to hazard a guess, I'd say that the line between science fiction fans and erotica fans is a thin one. Sex with a surrogate is an age old storyline, and Lisa Nash hits all the right notes in 'Perfect Heat'. Protagonist Thomas Miller lives in a future where personal therapy (covered by insurance, no less) includes three days of treatment with a perfect and sexually compatible synthetic human. The therapy delivers a readjusted outlook for the human participant, but there's a catch - the synthetic partner expires in three days. Straddling long-held notions of sex vs love, Miller must decide whether his own happiness is more important than an arguably sentient, but non-human partner. This is erotica, so be prepared for some graphic scenes, but thoughtful and clever nonetheless.