A review by wmbogart
The New Animals by Pip Adam

Didn’t really land for me, unfortunately. The first half of the novel is an exploration of the dynamics within a workplace, with allusions and hints to a larger backstory that is initially withheld from the reader. I found the terse prose in this half difficult to engage with. 

Then there’s a huge formal break where the tone shifts. It's interesting enough, but the novel’s commentary on the modern situation (w/r/t waste, labor, ecology, old/new money, fashion) seems obvious and is spelled out plainly throughout. It’s a quick read, and I can appreciate the spirit of experimentation, but I wasn’t able to get much out of it.