THE MAD SCIENTIST'S DAUGHTER is another take on the
dystopian genre, set in a future where a cataclysmic event
has killed a huge portion of the population. The surviving
population has created a robot force in order to help
supplement the human workforce.
As the daughter of a scientist, Cat's life was never going
to be normal. When her father brings home an android named
Finn, Cat is a bit hesitant at first. Finn's programming is
to assist Cat's father as his lab partner, but he's also a
tutor for Cat. Cat doesn't like the idea of having a tutor,
but she loves the stories Finn tells. Although Finn can be a
hard taskmaster when it comes to her tutoring, she loves to
learn with the exception of math. The pair quickly become
inseparable. Cat finds she can talk to Finn about anything,
and he's always there for her. In some ways, her parents
seem uninterested in Cat. So with only Finn to hang around,
Cats learns to care deeply for him and confides almost
everything to him.
When Finn auctions himself off to work on the moon, Cat
feels his loss. In Finn's absence, Cat pushes for a movement
to give robots and androids equal rights to humans. She
wants to change how the human world thinks of them. All the
while, her true feelings are constantly at the back of her
mind.
THE MAD SCIENTIST'S DAUGHTER is very well written. Cassandra
Rose Clarke's characters are wonderfully created. The novel
does move a bit slow as we follow Cat through her days being
tutored by Finn, then through high school and college. Since
she is an artist, she can't relate to her scientist parents,
but even with her artistic friends, she really doesn't feel
like she fits in. It also leaves off what happens with Cat's
movement in robot and android rights. The only issue I had
with this novel was the lack of back story as to what
happened to wipe out most of humanity.
THE MAD SCIENTIST'S DAUGHTER by Cassandra Rose Clarke was
one of those books that I picked to read on pure chance, not
really researching it or reading the short summary. I'm
really glad I did! It was entertaining, and although not a
genre that I would normally choose, I really did enjoy this
novel.
Finn looks and acts human, though he has no desire to be. He
was programmed to assist his owners, and performs his duties
to perfection. A billion-dollar construct, his primary task
now is to tutor Cat. As she grows into a beautiful young
woman, Finn is her guardian, her constant companion… and
more.
But when the government grants rights to the ever-increasing
robot population, however, Finn struggles to find his place
in the world.
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