A review by bookpairings
Moxyland by Lauren Beukes

2.0

This novel explores a not too distant future where corporations control society through technology and power. Corporations use technology to manipulate and punish people. The ultimate punishment for crime is being disconnected, which is basically like being ostracized. Your body can also be used as irrevocable product advertising. Nanotechnology is available as a cure all, but also used for spreading viruses as a means of crowd control. Beukes also briefly explores the violence underlying childrens gaming communities. It’s an interesting premise, but I did not love the characters. Their naïveté wares on my nerves at times. Pretty well paced, but I felt as if this book was missing something.