I think if was either a Brit or in the movie biz, I would have enjoyed this more. I love Simon Pegg, but I didn't understand a bunch of references in I think if was either a Brit or in the movie biz, I would have enjoyed this more. I love Simon Pegg, but I didn't understand a bunch of references in this book. My husband, however, enjoyed it very much....more
Being a novice SF reader, I didn't understand all the lingo at first. Once I got the gist of what was going on, I fell in love with this book. It is gBeing a novice SF reader, I didn't understand all the lingo at first. Once I got the gist of what was going on, I fell in love with this book. It is gritty, and honest, and deep, and wonderful.
In this alternate Johannesburg, criminals (zoos) magically get an animal familiar that must be with them all the time, or they both experience physical pain. This is an outward manifestation of a person's guilt, therefore they are cast out of society and relegated to Zoo City, a ghetto section of the larger city riddled with drugs and crime. Zinzi makes a living as a finder of lost things. Her job is to find a lost pop star. Intrigue and calamity ensues. ...more
My take on this is that it's really easy to laugh at the mistakes made by journalists after the fact. In this case, Chandra Levy went missing a few daMy take on this is that it's really easy to laugh at the mistakes made by journalists after the fact. In this case, Chandra Levy went missing a few days before she was scheduled to move from Washington D.C. to her family home in California. She was an intern with the Justice Dpartment and when it came out that she was having an affair with her Congressman, everyone assumed he had something to do with her disappearance. The authors' view is that the media just jumped on the obvious answer and made this poor man's life a living hell without enough justifiable cause.
My other complaint is that at the time of the book's publication, the accused murderer hadn't even gone to trial yet, and there was no real closure to the story....more
This is another one of those books where you think you're reading about another time and culture, and then you realize it is really pertinent to your This is another one of those books where you think you're reading about another time and culture, and then you realize it is really pertinent to your own life.
A woman and her husband arrive in Seoul to visit their 4 children. Changing from the train to the subway, she wanders away. The story is told from the perspectives of the husband and two of the children as they deal with their feelings of anger and guilt, and remembrances of their mother/wife. They also relize how much she gave for them without any repayment or even acknowledgment of her sacrifices.
This is perfect for when you are feeling unappreciated....more
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