2010/240 pgs
About the Book: After David views a classmates suicide online, his parents believe that he is disassociated and needs to learn the art of human interaction. They purchase David Rose, companion bot, a girl designed to teach David how to feel and love in the real world. Rose has a timer that includes an intimacy clock and while David tries to get to know Rose, he's really only interested in one thing. When the clock ticks down, David discovers Rose comes without the appropriate girl parts, so he tosses her aside. Rose meets Charlie, a loner from David's school and Rose and Charlie begins to fall for her. Even though Rose was programmed to love David, she finds herself falling for Charlie as well.
Sarah Teenlibrarian Says: I was sadly disappointed with this book. I had high hopes and was looking forward to reading it and the premise sounded like one of my favorite mangas, Absolute Boyfriend and maybe a bit like Chobits.
But where Chobits and Absolute Boyfriend succeed in the robot becoming more human and the characters learning about human relationships, Girl Parts doesn't quite get there. Having the two possible love interests didn't really give time for either storyline to develop. I also never really connected with either story or cared much for Rose, which made me like the story less. I guess I just had higher hopes for this one.
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