Abandoned food service robots in a war-torn San Francisco seize control of a ghost kitchen to launch their own noodle shop, battling review bombers while forming a quirky found family.
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Abandoned food service robots in a war-torn San Francisco seize control of a ghost kitchen to launch their own noodle shop, battling review bombers while forming a quirky found family.
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"From sci-fi visionary and acclaimed author Annalee Newitz comes Automatic Noodle, a cozy near-future novella about a crew of abandoned food service bots opening their very own restaurant.
While San Francisco rebuilds from the chaos of war, a group of food service bots in an abandoned ghost kitchen take over their own delivery app account. They rebrand as a neighborhood lunch spot and start producing some of the tastiest hand-pulled noodles in the city. But there’s just one problem. Someone―o...
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will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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One brief, fade-to-black sexual encounter between two robots; not explicit or central to plot.
Violence & gore
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Background references to past war chaos and PTSD; no graphic violence depicted
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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No substance use depicted
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Exploration of robot gender identity and non-binary themes among bot characters
Religious content
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No religious themes present
Magic & witchcraft
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No witchcraft or occult elements
Occult / demonology
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No evidence found in available sources.
Political content
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Central themes of labor exploitation, gig economy, debt, bigotry, climate change, PTSD, and information-era capitalism.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Mentions of systemic robot labor exploitation and post-war suffering
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