Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor★★★★★
I really loved this book and appreciated that I had a hardcover copy in my hands to enjoy and not just an ebook. Nnedi Okorafor weaves together two amazing stories. One depicts Zelu, a woman who would have been deemed disabled or an invalid a few decades ago, but she is so much more than either of those diminutives in this story. She is somewhat lost and vulnerable and often selfish. But she is also powerful and more worthy than she acknowledges. Her story is told through both third-person narrative and interviews with her family, friends and colleagues.
The second story is Zelu's science fiction novel about a robot that is also lost in its world. And yet it also finds its way.
This isn't your typical science fiction novel. But it's also not fully literary fiction. It's both and neither and commands the reader's attention from start to finish.
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