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challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This was a really interesting book looking at the commodification of bodies and whose lives have value in an authoritarian capitalist society. It's told in a series of loosely connected character vignettes about people who live in Saha Estates, an abandoned apartment building run as a sort of co-op by non-citizens. Sahas are despised but needed for menial jobs citizens don't want to do. I docked a star because things started to get a bit silly near the end with the action scenes, but I liked the actual conclusion.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Classism, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Gun violence, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, and Violence
Minor: Suicide attempt, Child death, Death of parent, Deportation, Rape, and Vomit
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