A review by onemorepagecrew
Noor by Nnedi Okorafor

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

3.5

For me, books by Nnedi Okorafor are always exciting.  I find her style of writing to be captivating and the concepts are always just the right blend of futurism and realism.  In Noor, we meet Anwuli Okwudili, who prefers to go by AO as a nod to both her name and Artificial Organism. 
 
AO has many mechanical body augmentations to her body both from birth and from a car accident later in her life.  She’s embraced this about herself even though others don’t always understand her.  An incident happens that jump-starts the suspenseful and eventful part of the novel, placing AO at the center of a future Nigeria where technology and government are in a battle with individuals, and AO’s unique powers are incredibly useful.  
 
Overall, this was another enjoyable book by an author I gravitate towards.  It touches on race, class, technology, artificial intelligence, and more giving the reader plenty to ruminate on.  I would have loved more insight into the technology itself and a better understanding of this future society to ground myself in the story, but it was a good read nonetheless.  
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