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My first Okorafor, but will not be my last! This novella reads like a contemporary fairytale set in the near future in northern Ghana. There is commentary on the haves and have nots, societal attitudes towards youth and women, Islam, corruption, and technology all in this slim volume.
I loved the size, shape, font, and paper of the physical copy.
Old town books February 2021 pick.
I loved the size, shape, font, and paper of the physical copy.
Old town books February 2021 pick.
Nnedi Okorafor’s novelette Remote Control was a tense, well executed work that kept you turning the pages. The author presented a fascinating tale that wonderfully mixes mythology, alien artifacts, and an emotional story. Due to the short length of the work, the writing is scaled down and would have benefitted from a little more exploration of Ghana in the near future. However, that does not detract from the moving tale the author wrote about a young girl, who became the God of Death. I highly r
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Remote Control is Nnedi Okorafor’s latest novella, which follows a young girl who finds a mysterious seed that gives her profound and terrifying power over death. I enjoyed this super-quick read, and my only complaint really is that I wanted more. By the time Okorafor sets up the premise, weaving together the protagonist’s present timeline with the story of how she got there, the book is nearly at its end. I loved the worldbuilding, the strong sense of place and of Fatima/Sankofa’s character, an
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Here's the thing. The writing is like poetry. However...I'm disappointed that I missed bookclub discussion because for such a short book, I definitely had NO CLUE what was going on.
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Nov 27, 2020
Samantha
marked it as to-read
