I wanted to give this 4 stars but in the end the book's negative points dragged it down to a 3. It starts slow and is redeeemed by a cracking ending. It really started to pick up with a trenchant point about revolution with no plan for what happens after. However, before you get there you have to wade through some tired tropes for this type of novel. For example, the only viable urban music comes from the black community etc etc. The author knows his tech and his projections of where it may take us were thought provoking. That being said, it is a three star so cannot recommend.