This African future is harsh. The sympathetic characters are thin on the ground, Corporate forces are sinister and everywhere.

While I sympathized with A.O.'s struggle, I found this novel to be too heavy handed. There is to much telling and too little showing. Both A.O. and the Corp are too powerful.

I preferred Nnedi Okorafor's [b:Remote Control|34215764|Remote Control|Nnedi Okorafor|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1587580886l/34215764.SY75.jpg|55266235].