EP247: Bridesicle aka "Sarah, Plain and Thawed"
A lot of sci-fi begins with "what if?" but sometimes I can't help but ask "Yeah, but why would it? "
For the most part I liked this story, but I wish parts of it had been fleshed out more. You've got two big ideas, cryogenics and the "riders" and I wish there had been more worldbuilding so we could understand this society where these things are the norm a little better.
I mean, what set of circumstances would there have to be for people to be so blase about having a "rider"?
And what sort of societal changes would there have to be for insurance companies to be allowed to compel their clients into arranged marriages?
I also wonder how someone who committed suicide would be viewed after getting a second chance at life. And would there be legal consequences for someone who "murdered" their rider?
I guess I'll have to read the book to find out. :-)