A review by the_magpie_reader
The Hairdresser of Harare by Tendai Huchu

3.0

This book is entertaining enough and it offers a good insight into the everyday life of a lower-middle class single mother in the Zimbabwean capital, but it does have some flaws: first and foremost the alleged plot twist, which the author drags on and on until the very end of the book, was pretty much obvious since the very beginning. Besides, the protagonist is really hard to relate to for most of the novel, as she comes across as insolent, conceited, snobbish, vapid, ridiculously gullible and unjustifiably bigoted.
The ending seems rushed and oversimplified, especially when you consider how slow the narration has been in getting there.
All considered, a pleasant enough book, but I will definitely not be rereading it.