Before I read this, I would have said there was nothing new you could do with the magical companion animals trope. I would have been wrong.I enjoyed this--for the concept, for the characters, for the setting. I was all set to give it four stars. And then the ending happened.And it's not that it's a ...
Zinzi December is a animalled – aposymbiotic. She has done something bad in the past – she has killed someone – and since the mid 90s that has caused people to manifest their own animals. The animalled all gain a special power upon having their animal, but it doesn't compare to the widespread prejud...
Tengo que admitir un error básico MÍO a la hora de leer esta novela. No me enteré que la historia transcurría en Johannesburgo, Sudáfrica, hasta la última página. Las señales y referencias geográficas estaban allí desde la primera página y aún así no les puse atención. Juraba que era algún rincón os...
RIVETING, with absolutely fascinating worldbuilding. I would read anything else she wanted to write in this universe--or anything else she writes, period.
This one was hyped to hell and back (and won a big award) so my expectations were sky high. What I got was above average urban fantasy, the first three quarters of which are kinda slow and lacking in excitement. Then there's a great big, apocalyptic ending that doesn't feel entirely earned.Still, it...
The story had a great concept, but there were so many unanswered questions in this story for me, too many important things unexplained while I knew what every patron in every business was wearing. The overly detailed descriptions of things/people/places that didn't matter really detracted from the ...
Set in Johannesburg, Zoo City is a bit of a different beast as it combines many genres including urban fantasy, crime noir, and science fiction, all in a setting we don't often see in spec fiction. I hear some thought the book was too muddled or didn't like the blending of genres, but for the me th...
The Golden Compass as hard-boiled noir set in Johannesburg. Liked the voice.Bechdel pass on the basis of Zinzi's discussions with the Stork and with the foster-mom when searching for Song, but it's noticeable that all her major relationships in the book are with men. She has ex-lovers and present ...
The Golden Compass as hard-boiled noir set in Johannesburg. Liked the voice.Bechdel pass on the basis of Zinzi's discussions with the Stork and with the foster-mom when searching for Song, but it's noticeable that all her major relationships in the book are with men. She has ex-lovers and present ...
This is not your average urban fantasy. It's set in Johannesburg, South Africa, in a world where murderers and other criminals acquire magical animals that are mystically bonded to them. "Zoos" are discriminated against, but with their animal also comes a magical talent, unique to each Zoo.Zinzi Dec...
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