Midnight Robber is definitely not aimed at me. Which, honestly, made it a lot more interesting. Being extremely well written helped a lot, too.
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Recommendation: Read it, unless you’ve read a ton of excellent Jamaican sci-fi recently.
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Hi Dan,
"Privileged *but* innocent"? Wow, I didn't think that was possible.
I think you'd really appreciate Titania McGrath's Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/TitaniaMcGrath?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Thanks Dan, I picked this book up from Waterstones based on this review. You are right, it is so refreshing to find a sci-fi novel aimed at more diverse audiences. Thanks for the review, I am half way through and really enjoying the read!