The concept of this book is what initially intrigued me, a world in which young people are agreeing to take part in a trial to have the minds of others placed into their body.
My only issue with the story was that the multiple perspectives made it a bit difficult to keep up with everything that was happening. Though the story was well worth persevering for.
Overall it was an interesting read.
I would recommend picking this book up if you are interested in thought provoking stories about societal 'what ifs' told from multiple perspectives.

I was intrigued by the premise of the book, but it took me a while to get into it with so many different character perspectives. I was confident I knew everyone by halfway through, and while I enjoyed all the different stories it made it a bit confusing and main plot unclear. The ending was a bit anticlimactic, but I enjoyed the read!

NetGalley, Jane Rogers and Hachette Australia thank you for the ARC and the opportunity to review. Jane Rogers has written a captivating futuristic novel with fine character development and a thought-provoking plot. The story unfolds through descriptive accounts of young people who agree to be research participants in a trial involving the transfer of dead people’s digital minds into their bodies.
Unemployment and poverty abound as robots are employed in many occupations.

Jane Rogers has succeeded in writing a very believable account which examines the issues of ethics, abuse and the exploitation of the vulnerable.

Body Tourists is a page turning tale that deals with the ethics of extending life at the cost of the young. I loved this book. The moral questions it asks are relevent to today's world as well as to the world of the novel. I found it easy to suspend reality to allow the multiple voices of the book to explain their perspective yet I found myself grappling from being able to understand the point of view of each of them. I found the questions that were left unanswered to be the most prominent element. Bravo, Jane Rogers. Off I go to read your other work.

A memorable, freaky and intriguing concept

It's London, the year 2045, an online advert is asking for help in medical research, applicants must have a fitness certificate, aged between 18-22 and be available for fifteen days in exchange for ten thousand pounds, it sounds too good to be true. It’s experimental and illegal and these volunteers go in half blind wanting the money so desperately.

A small private clinic is experimenting with digital memory transfer so the cryogenically frozen wealthy can come back from the dead for just fourteen days in younger bodies.

The world has changed, many jobs have been taken over by bots. The many people that are poor and no longer working are housed in fenced ‘estates’, packed in like sardines in drab towers with boxy rooms. There’s no fresh food here just frozen, the youngsters in these estates have never seen real animals, hardly anyone walks anywhere or exercises and people are quietly stashed in their rooms plugged into VR with their glasses, drink packs and nappies, their future is dim.

As the drama unfolds we follow the experiences of the volunteer bodies and their new inhabitants.

The plot is really intriguing and well written, it makes you think hard about being human and the direction the world is heading, it doesn’t seem that impossible that some of this story could become real.

I enjoyed this sci-fi read, recommended.