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Zoo City
by Lauren Beukes
I have feelings.
I don't know if I liked this book, if I disliked this book, if I absolutely adored this book. I have no idea what I'm feeling, but I know I have lots of them.
Everyone should read this book so that we can talk about it.
Okay, Pros:
*I loved the concept of the world - where criminals get an animal and some sort of power (our main character has a sloth and can "find lost things") It really hooked me at the start and I was super interested in how the world works.
*I loved the audiobook - The narrater was really good and I really liked listening to the South African accent (don't know why, but I really like the accent).
*I like Zinzi.
*I liked Zinzi's boyfriend (though I can't remember his name...)
Cons:
*I felt it dragged a little bit at the 40-50% mark
*The actually plot of the book seemed to take a while to actually start
*WTF was the ending? (Okay so I don't know if this should be in the pros or cons, like I kinda hated itI really like happy endings, and having like almost everyone die because Zinzi wasn't good enough/quick enough to save them really fucking sucks but I was super impressed by the sheer ballsiness of what went down)
Other Things:
I didn't understand all the cultural things and the colloquialisms used - this is just because I'm not from South Africa, so isn't anything against the book. Unfortunately I couldn't google some of the stuff that was mentioned, because I was listening to the audiobook it's hard to stop and google the thing that was mentioned when you don't know what it is or how to spell it.
Also, can we talk about how horrendous the book cover is? it's a bit hard to tell what's going on, the colours clash and why is that dog guy and not-vulture bird lady on the cover? They're not even in the story that often.
Is there a sequel? Because I'd like to read more about what happens to Zinziespecially if she finds her boyfriend's wife or not and what happens with that and just learn more about the world in general.
Okay, I think I've convinced myself to give this book a 4 star. Should it by 5? Idk.
I don't know if I liked this book, if I disliked this book, if I absolutely adored this book. I have no idea what I'm feeling, but I know I have lots of them.
Everyone should read this book so that we can talk about it.
Okay, Pros:
*I loved the concept of the world - where criminals get an animal and some sort of power (our main character has a sloth and can "find lost things") It really hooked me at the start and I was super interested in how the world works.
*I loved the audiobook - The narrater was really good and I really liked listening to the South African accent (don't know why, but I really like the accent).
*I like Zinzi.
*I liked Zinzi's boyfriend (though I can't remember his name...)
Cons:
*I felt it dragged a little bit at the 40-50% mark
*The actually plot of the book seemed to take a while to actually start
*WTF was the ending? (Okay so I don't know if this should be in the pros or cons, like I kinda hated it
Other Things:
I didn't understand all the cultural things and the colloquialisms used - this is just because I'm not from South Africa, so isn't anything against the book. Unfortunately I couldn't google some of the stuff that was mentioned, because I was listening to the audiobook it's hard to stop and google the thing that was mentioned when you don't know what it is or how to spell it.
Also, can we talk about how horrendous the book cover is? it's a bit hard to tell what's going on, the colours clash and why is that dog guy and not-vulture bird lady on the cover? They're not even in the story that often.
Is there a sequel? Because I'd like to read more about what happens to Zinzi
Okay, I think I've convinced myself to give this book a 4 star. Should it by 5? Idk.