A review by isabelshep
Moxyland by Lauren Beukes

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

a lot of interesting ideas for a dystopia (surveillance state, tech + capitalism and health, apartheid) that I think could’ve been pared down or fleshed out a little bit more—ended up where each of the characters whose POV we got represented one of the society’s problems rather than each of them experiencing them simultaneously. also pretty specific to the South African context in some ways and could get needlessly complicated. easy enough read if you’re willing to accept that you won’t understand the mechanics of the world/terminology super well.