Ahoy there me mateys!  The ideas of a meritocracy are always interesting for me.  I want to know how they got started, how they work, and how merit is evaluated.  This meritocracy takes place in India.  Social media seemed to be the key indicator of status of the majority of the 20 or so characters followed in the book.  While that seemed realistic given today's reality, I wanted more insight into the jobs that did not involve being social media personas. I never truly understood the practicalities of how this meritocracy functioned.

The other personal preference is that the insight into the lives of the characters all were vignettes.  I wish there was at least one character who could have been a through-line in the plot.  The major problem was that while I liked how all the characters were portrayed, I didn't get enough insight into their lives, thoughts, or what happens to them. 

The timelines were also a bit hard to follow because of the writing style.  I wasn't always sure how much time was passing.  This was particularly evident in the rebellion subplot.  I don't really know what the rebellion was hoping to accomplish and the ending was weak on that point.  Overall, while the concepts are always worth reading about, the execution didn't really work for me.  I would try another book by the author though.  Arrr!