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Lauren Beukes: Zoo City (Paperback, 2010, Angry Robot) 4 stars

Zinzi has a talent for finding lost things.

To save herself, she’s got to find …

Review of 'Zoo City' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Cool, dark, and gritty. Great concept, strong characterization, and uncommon setting, with potential for a series involving the same character(s). But what's the deal with glowing four-star reviews? I mean, it it's glowing, how can it possibly be any less than five stars? Yes, I can see some problems, though fairly minor (I would have expected to learn more about the Zinzi's brother's death, for example). But I'll give it five stars, if only in protest against the inexplicable practice of giving only four stars with a perfectly positive review.