bitterindigo 's review for:

Zoo City by Lauren Beukes
3.0

Three and a half stars would be more precise. There are long sections where I suddenly realized that nothing had happened that was really germane to the plot, and yet it all was strongly evocative of Zinzi's life and reality, and I kind of loved her. The whole concept of the penance animals was really well-done too - reminded me of the daemons from The Golden Compass.