A review by aschoonover
You Can't Get Lost in Cape Town by Zoë Wicomb

4.0

I wish I could give this book, like, three and a half stars. I didn't really enjoy the process of reading it — it was a little too dense for me and I wasn't the hugest fan of the prose style. That being said, the book really stayed with me, and the more time I spent thinking about it, the more I liked it. It's a brilliant exploration of the intersections of gender and race in Apartheid South Africa. Wicomb captures these complexities beautifully and intelligently. Even though I had a hard time getting through this book, I'm glad I read it.