ARC gifted by the publisher

A trans woman sets out to exploit wealthy tech workers and their health insurance for surgeries, only to fall under their spell of glamorous and hedonistic lifestyles in San Francisco. With unlikeable characters, on-the-nose satire, and blistering commentary on hypocritical "woke" liberalism, WORLD is a tough book to read that I almost dnfed—mostly because I resonated so much with the story that it hurt to read. I felt loneliness, hopelessness, and rage as I trudged through WORLD, especially when Kanakia exposed how transactional SF's "activism" actually is. This isn't a book I'd recommend to everyone, but for those interested in exploring class, race, and gender divisions in liberalism and the hypocrisy of "found family," give WORLD a try!