A review by _georgie_bateman_
Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

This is the first novel I’ve read that acts as a comment on post-Communist society. It is bizarre and the personification of a pet penguin acts as a tangible metaphor for Victor’s mental health. 

I loved reading this. It feels like a book that shouldn’t work as well as it does but somehow Andrey Kurkov gets it just right.