The Meis suffer while the Yous live in their million yuan worth suits that allow them to breathe clean oxygen. The air of Taipei is unbreathable and often leads to death and diseases because of the pollution.
So the gist of the book is that in the alternate near future Taipei, capital of Taiwan, there are two classes of citizens: Yous (pronounced as Yo, meaning “to have”) or the upper class, and Meis (pronounced as May, meaning ” without”). A fresh take on SciFi is what this book is. The chapters are bit long for me, simply because the plot was so good you do not want to leave the book to do something else unless you have finished the chapter. The plot starts with a smooth kidnapping and is then justified in the next few chapters. Mind-blowing! Bamboozled by its sheer awesomeness. On the face of global warming and smog returning to pollute our air, this book gives a thought-provoking picture of the future, not as unrealistic as most SciFi do.Īnyway, here are the best parts of this book: Unlike other SciFi where save, the world theme seems very unrelatable, this one doesn’t. I read it in one go and this is a late review by the way. Not one paragraph would feel boring or stifling to you.
Gosh, the whole book, written from Zhou’s point of view, is mind-blowingly good and thought-provoking. OMG! This is the first SciFi I read that addresses environmental pollution as the main theme and it’s so beautifully written and structured, this is definitely one of my favorite read in 2017.
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