I was very excited to read this book, but unfortunately didn’t like the writing style. I think the premise of the book is something worth reading and that for others, it will be a well-received book. I look forward to reading further reviews of it, and am eager to read more of the author’s work in the future.

While I can see why this was published by Verso, I did not find the prose appealing. Those bits that I did find quite interesting were unionization of racialized labor, critique of Western imperialism, depiction of workings of systemic racism and xenophobia, and critique of patriarchy and religious dogmatism. As a novel, however, it did not work for me with its straightforward narrative and rather simplistic approach to characterization.