Vauhini Vara

I don't know about this book. It was interesting and well-written, I liked the premise, but the plot sort of just … like, what happened at the end? Also i forgot to add it when i started it

A very creative novel about a Dalit (Indian) immigrant living in Washington State. His business is located on Bainbridge Island. Corporations have taken over our country and his high tech company was the most powerful. His daughter is more into environmentalism and saving the planet. This puts her at odds with her dad's interests. A very unique story that deals with the modern conflict between nature and technology.

Fun read. The writer was a WSJ Tech reporter. It seems to me that she combined the idea of Apple, Theranos, social media dominance and the future consequences. I found the idea of a programmer becoming a God interesting.

Aside from pacing that was a little slow at times (in places this read a little like a history book), I quite enjoyed this story of a dystopian near future. Vara does an excellent job of painting a scenario that's alarming for being an all-too-logical extension from where we are now. There's a bit of a Brave New World vibe.