nadinekc 's review for:

Noor by Nnedi Okorafor

2.0

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Okorafor is a hit-or-miss writer for me. I loved [b:Remote Control|34215764|Remote Control|Nnedi Okorafor|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1587580886l/34215764._SY75_.jpg|55266235] but this book was disappointment. I always love her vision of a future Africa that perfectly blends technology with traditional culture - and in this book it was especially interesting applied to Fulani herding life. But the book felt more like an action adventure screenplay than deeply realized fiction. I wouldn't want it to be longer, but I wish it went deeper, maybe by focusing on fewer themes and especially not turning the protagonists into international criminals. That cheapened the whole story for me - it turned the protagonists into caricatures and made much of the plot look like a series of dystopian cliches - the exceptions being

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AO's visit to DNA's people, and especially Baba Sola - so much more could have been done with him! What was his backstory???

But.... if this book was made into a movie, I'd be first in line to see it - it might not be great, but it would be fun - especially if it spent a lot of time in The Hour Glass.