A review by andriawrites
Zoo City by Lauren Beukes

4.0

This was one of those VERY surprising reads. I do not typically read science fiction, but Zoo City was on the reading list for a class I took on African Literature, and I found that Beukes uses her narrative extremely well in adressing the weighty concerns and realities of post-apartheid South Africa and the bustling, complex urban space of Johannesburg. The story itself is quite gripping and her protagonist is fierce, fearless and takes not bullshit, exactly what I look for in the heroine of a novel. This book made me anxious to read Beukes' other novels, not only for the engaging plotline but for her clever, quick writing style.