Chen QiufanScience Fiction · Dystopian·b. 1981
Waste Tide
Synopsis
On Silicon Isle, Mimi, a 'waste girl' of the lowest caste, toils amidst the electronic waste recycling industry controlled by powerful clans. Luo Jincheng, head of one such clan, tightens his grip as government restrictions increase. American corporation TerraGreen Recycling, represented by Scott Brandle and his interpreter Chen Kaizong, seeks to modernize the island's process. As these disparate forces clash, a futuristic virus is unleashed, igniting a war between the rich and poor, tradition and ambition, and humanity's past and future.
How it reads
Prose complexity 7/10
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ViolenceTrauma