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Zoo City
by Lauren Beukes
Hours have passed, and I'm still baffled. [a:Lauren Beukes|426034|Lauren Beukes|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1355991431p2/426034.jpg] managed to surprise me with a world unlike any other I have experienced (through literature or other media), and that's an achievement in and of itself. My unfamiliarity with the African continent may have helped to create a sense of wonder and curiosity on my part may have done the rest, but this book remains the most intellectually stimulating reading in a very long time.
It's certainly not perfect, but whoever manages to write a book about social struggles without making it feel ham-fisted, wraps it in an interesting story, and finally adds a wonderful dose of originality that perfectly ties in with both the narrative and the thematics...that's a talented writer if I ever noticed one.
It's certainly not perfect, but whoever manages to write a book about social struggles without making it feel ham-fisted, wraps it in an interesting story, and finally adds a wonderful dose of originality that perfectly ties in with both the narrative and the thematics...that's a talented writer if I ever noticed one.