Of anyone asks me what my favorite genre is I inevitably say dystopian fiction / Sci fi and this definitely comes under that heading. It's beautiful story telling with a great character arc. Is it the best example of the genre? No, unfortunately not but it's still a great read and sets up the universe nicely for what I hope to be a great series. Given the date of publication it's not surprising that not everything in it is pc, but I actually found it surprisingly progressive. The world itself is king of a near 1984 world but with space technology a few decades in advance in what we have now. The idea of advertising companies holding so much power is so on the nose of where it looks like we're going you can't fault the authors vision. I have the next in the series on a shelf in the office and I'll happily pick it up soon.