A review by emmyrandomreport
Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


This is my first time reading African Futurism and it was an intriguing and beautiful journey. In some aspects, it reminded me of the African folk tales with a twist. Sankofa gets a gift that she did not ask for and struggles to control. Her only long term companion is a fox. She struggles to find her place in the world because of people's fear and their worship of her as well. She can't remember life before the gift or even her real name. It explores being different & given the choice to change, would you?  
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