Alecs Ștefănescu reviewed Nova by Samuel R. Delany
Labor as technology
5 stars
The way "Nova" experiments with the concept of labor, and its implications on culture, migration, social classes and religion is genuinely fresh, interesting and well-deserving of the "science-fiction" label. Even more so than the endless drivel about android and conquering faraway planets. The exploration of embodied labor, of a closer and more visceral link between people and the process of producing of maintaining, genuinely inspired me to look at the real-world alienated labor with an even more critical eye.