A review by cait888
The Queue by Basma Abdel Aziz

4.0

Really enjoyed the conceit of this book. It was very quick and perhaps could have benefitted from a bit more fleshing out. There were glancing hints of sci-fi-esque capabilities in the government (mind control/memory loss, seemingly magical dissolution of senses) that I would’ve enjoyed more exploration of, at least enough for me to formulate a theory about what was actually happening.

This isn’t the author’s fault, but the copy editing of this translation left quite a lot to be desired.