Zoo City by Lauren BeukesMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I'm a big fan of Lauren Beukes' work, and I'm proud of her because she's a Cape Town girl, and who wouldn't be happy for her that she won the Arthur C. Clarke award?! For me though, as much as I wanted to absolutely love this book and give it a full five stars, I found myself disconnecting from the story a bit towards the end. I think that was because I'm always far more interested in the relational aspects of the story, I'm looking for a fair amount of "ship" in my reading. I know the plot has to unfold and things have to happen, but the last chapter or so felt like a rushed detail of drama rather than an intuitive exposition of the connectedness of the characters. Beukes is a great writer, she sees and describes a complex world. And she does it beautifully. I only wish she had given her 'bad guy' as much insightful treatment as she gave her protagonist.
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