A review by bookph1le
New Waves by Kevin Nguyen

2.0

This book just wasn't for me. There was a lot of interesting stuff to unpack in it, but the format of it just didn't work for me. I would have preferred something less slice-of-life and flow of consciousness, with more of a structured plot.

SpoilerI also hated the ending. After an entire book about Margo, who seems so entirely her own person, we find out she stole the data to impress a guy? That felt so reductionist to me, and for me it undermined her entire character. I also found it especially disappointingly sexist in a book that examines racism from so many angles.