A review by eegah
Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace

adventurous dark sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This is the book I wish Ready Player One was. If you like the whole concept of VR in a dystopia, this is a much meatier look at hypercapitalism and exploitation. None of that wink-nudge nerd reference stuff here. Just world-building and plot at a breakneck pace. A much more digestible speculative fiction read in the vein of Cory Doctorow's "For the Win" I'd say.

Admittedly this isn't the perfect read. It's not a hard sci-fi book so details on tech and science are quite spotty. The prose also sometimes got in the way of my experience
(I really can't unsee "fuckedest", and how that was actually in this book)
. But it was extremely enjoyable, so much so that I couldn't put it down and read it in a day. Would recommend. 
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