A review by kiggenstane
Vagabonds by Hao Jingfang

4.0

I almost gave this a 3/5 because it’s so much longer than it should be, but the fascinating ideas it presents partially make up for its length. Although many of the characters were not especially interesting and the romance felt perfunctory, the situations the characters found themselves in were very interesting, and the setting was remarkably well-developed. Ideally, I think this story would be told as a movie, which would force it to be more concise. But even as a novel, it was so powerful that I’m quite certain it will change the way I think about economics, propaganda, and the social contract for a long time.

By the way, I really enjoyed the audiobook reader!