Infomocracy (Centenal Cycle #1) in Do Better: SFF without Sexual Violence

Sep 07, 2018 Kaa rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: favorite-series, group-buddy-reads

Okay, wow. That was intense, beautifully written, and so completely relevant. One of my favorite reads this year.

International politics are a major interest of mine (my undergrad degree is in international affairs) and I love the "what-if" part of spec fic in general, so I found the hypotheticals on the future of democracy and international governance in this series completely fascinating. (The author did a great interview on some of the inspirations for the book, for anyone else who finds thes ...more

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May 20, 2021 Ryan rated it it was ok

Shelves: want-wotf, wotf

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Sep 22, 2019 Silvana added it · review of another edition

Shelves: z-hugo-nominees-2019, z-sl-laser-challenge-2019, reading-with-friends, z-sff-2019-reading-challenge, z-sff-2019-diversity-challenge, disappointing, female-nonbinary-authors, sci-fi, poc-diaspora-authors, z-sff-2019-female-challenge

Interesting idea of a world - micro democracy! - but impenetrable as a story. Characters, plot, narrative, dialogue, none kept me glued to the pages.

I was initially interested with this book due to the author's background - a former social worker who worked in Indonesia (she even included Jakarta as one of the settings here) - but I need more.

DNF at 51%. ...more

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May 01, 2016 Chris rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2016

Review can be found on my blog https://bookstechandocd.wordpress.com... ...more

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Jan 10, 2018 Jen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: own-paper-copy, sci-fi, thought-provoking

I enjoyed the ideas explored in this novel more than the execution (the characters didn't interest me much), but this was a fascinating look at a different system of government, in all its messy nuance.

In the world Older creates, most regions of the world have moved to a globalized microdemocracy system of government. National boundaries have largely vanished, replaced with centenals, or counties made up of 100k people who vote every 10 years for the government they wish to represent them. Some ...more

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