A review by jazzypizzaz
Null States by Malka Older

4.0

I liked this book a lot more than the previous and had an easier time buying into the world. I think that's partially due to being burnt out on US electoral politics and thus had a hard time suspending disbelief that an electoral process could be anything but depressing and rigged, partially due to how I had a hard time connecting how high level political organization actually impacted citizens living their lives within these governments. This book however, I was fully swept up into the political intrigue. I appreciated the view from within previous null state Darfur, their local challenges and skepticism of Information etc -- this explored some of my own skepticism about the world.

Surprisingly, I was also really invested in Roz's romance (and continue to be endeared by Ken and Mishima).