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Noor by Nnedi Okorafor
4.25
adventurous inspiring reflective 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: No

First time I've read a low sci-fi adventure featuring 2 cows as main characters. I would not trade GPS and Carpe Diem for the world. 

A great afrofuturistic book, where the tropes of human/AI interfacing are skewed to be more deadly for the human parts, which I like a lot - makes them less OP. The capitalist conspiracies and mob ignorance made for great antagonists. Rushed romance, but can't say it's a-typical, and the book itself acknowledges it.

Recommend to those that like afrofuturism and sci-fi adventures.