A review by startjpw23
Prime Meridian by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is a novella. The story is set in Mexico City. The exact year isn't given, but it is probably around 2018. The world is the book is much more technologically advanced than the current world. But it has regressed socially. There is a lot of crime. There is a bigger divide between the haves and the have-nots. There are colonies on Mars. The main character is Amelia. For a long time, she has wanted to live on Mars. Due to family circumstances, she had to drop out of college, and she now has a lot of difficulty making ends meet. She doesn't have the resources to go to Mars. The story goes from there. This novella is less about the sci-fi aspects and more about social issues and the way people are forced to live and what they have to do to get by. I liked it a lot. I recommend it to anyone who wants to read a novella that is a little light on the sci-fi but that says a lot about the difficulties people face in trying to survive. The novella is really well written. This is the first book I read by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. It won't be the last.
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