jackiepreston's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Graphic: Murder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, Body horror, and Child death
Moderate: Alcohol, Gore, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Classism, Alcoholism, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, and Gun violence
Minor: Transphobia, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Slavery, Rape, Homophobia, and Sexual violence
chaotically_katie's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.75
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Grief, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Body horror, Drug use, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Animal cruelty, Child death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Alcohol, Body shaming, Racism, Death, Vomit, Gaslighting, Murder, Torture, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Toxic relationship
angelicathebookworm's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
While I loved the plot during the first half or so of the novel, near the end I found the storyline and the direction it was heading in to be quite strange (although I wasn’t sure how I would’ve liked the narrative to go) so I started to lose interest and didn’t really enjoy the ending as much as it’s beginning. One of the things that bothered me a little about the plot is to do with Zinzi’s past and how she gains her sloth.
Spoiler
We find out quite quickly that she has somehow caused the death of her brother and while her background makes sense, what was a little annoying is that it never really gets explained what actually happened and it kind of felt as though there was much more to this particular memory which we don’t get to find out.Spoiler
The few loose ends that the novel has, though, means that there’s a possibility that there is more to discover about the world inside Zoo City.For more reviews like this one, check out https://angelicacastilloking.wordpress.com/
Moderate: Death, Violence, Animal death, Cursing, and Gore