I can?t comment too much on the authenticity of Justine Eyre?s accent, but she did an impressive job reading this one ? from differentiating between the characters, the internal dialogue of Zinzi, and all-in-all carrying this story. It?s not bad, and there's resolution, but it left me wishing for something different. That said, the ending fell a bit short for me ? not so much a payoff of counterfeit bills, but more like a stage magician who closes out her stunning show with a rabbit trick. Her Zinzi is an antihero who despite all her flaws and failings, somehow manages to make us care about her. The worldbuilding is everything you?d want it to be -particularly the ghettoization of the Zoos - and Beukes turns a phrase better than most and writes broken characters with heart. It culminates in one of the roughest blood baths I?ve ever listened to. Which means, this story is not a story for the faint of heart. Fans of China Mieville and William Gibson take note: Lauren Buekes?Zoo City? is every bit gritty noir as it is urban fantasy, and it shoots along like bullets through a warm night sky.
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