![]() ![]() Over at 52Challenges2013, Simon wrote (in his first ever review): “There is a palpable sense of fear and awe for technology that pervades the novel… The book itself takes and leaves no prisoners. “Zoo City is a unique novel, coupling vivid fantasy concepts with a gritty urban setting and offering one of the most interesting main characters I have experienced in a while.” The Guilded Earlobe gave the audiobook, narrated by Justine Eyre, a B+. The writing ranges from immaculate to jaw-dropping, and matches the spectacular pacing well.” ![]() There have been some other lovely reviews of Zoo City recently:īattered, Tattered, Yellowed & Creased: Adventures in Vintage Genre Fiction said: “Beukes nails the neo-noir thriller, playing in the bleakest of dark settings and amping it up through the use of the animals and magic Zinzi descends into the foulest of Johannesburg’s locales-not just the sewers-over the course of her investigation. I can’t tell you how much that means, to have twanged a chord with someone who has lived through the reality. Zoo City was recommended to me by one of our African clients. ![]() So I got the best ever compliment on Zoo City today. ![]()
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