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Remote Control
by Nnedi Okorafor
adventurous
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.75 ★★★★☆
In my opinion, the books that haunt and trouble you long after you finish them are the best ones, or maybe I just have a masochistic streak. This short book tackled many relevant issues of our modern society in a very captivating way.
Set in a futuristic Africa this book explores the idea of greed, colonization, self-doubt, evil and how our past can influence our future.
Fatima, born in a small village in Africa - Wulugu, is bestowed what some would call a gift and others a curse from death itself. The seed that she finds in her family’s shea butter farm contains a powerful force that transfers to Fatima, giving her the ability to manipulate life and death. However, when the corrupt government learns about the seed, they take it away from her by force. She decides to get it back, but before she can go after them, she accidentally unleashes her power, causing a massive explosion that destroys her village and kills everyone she loves. Devastated and alone, she leaves her home and her identity behind and adopts a new name: Sankofa.
As she travels across Africa, she learns to control her power and try to use it for good. She also discovers the dark secrets behind the seed, the government, and the corporations that are exploiting Africa’s resources and people. She questions the benefits and drawbacks of technology, and the role of history in shaping the future.
I love how this tiny book explored the idea of Americanization, and hostile take over of resource-rich parts of the world by giant corporations in disguise of economic boost, and technology that is destroying our individuality and categorizing us into mere data points to feed the algorithm which in turn uses it to keep us distracted and in a cycle that keeps affirming our own preconceived ideologies.
The book also emphasizes the inner struggle of every human being. Our battle with the evil within us. We witnessed this when a bright shiny seed - symbolizing greed, takes over our main character. She fights to get it back until she has had enough and discovers a better way.
In my opinion, the books that haunt and trouble you long after you finish them are the best ones, or maybe I just have a masochistic streak. This short book tackled many relevant issues of our modern society in a very captivating way.
Set in a futuristic Africa this book explores the idea of greed, colonization, self-doubt, evil and how our past can influence our future.
Fatima, born in a small village in Africa - Wulugu, is bestowed what some would call a gift and others a curse from death itself. The seed that she finds in her family’s shea butter farm contains a powerful force that transfers to Fatima, giving her the ability to manipulate life and death. However, when the corrupt government learns about the seed, they take it away from her by force. She decides to get it back, but before she can go after them, she accidentally unleashes her power, causing a massive explosion that destroys her village and kills everyone she loves. Devastated and alone, she leaves her home and her identity behind and adopts a new name: Sankofa.
As she travels across Africa, she learns to control her power and try to use it for good. She also discovers the dark secrets behind the seed, the government, and the corporations that are exploiting Africa’s resources and people. She questions the benefits and drawbacks of technology, and the role of history in shaping the future.
I love how this tiny book explored the idea of Americanization, and hostile take over of resource-rich parts of the world by giant corporations in disguise of economic boost, and technology that is destroying our individuality and categorizing us into mere data points to feed the algorithm which in turn uses it to keep us distracted and in a cycle that keeps affirming our own preconceived ideologies.
The book also emphasizes the inner struggle of every human being. Our battle with the evil within us. We witnessed this when a bright shiny seed - symbolizing greed, takes over our main character. She fights to get it back until she has had enough and discovers a better way.