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A review by pardonmywritings
You Can't Get Lost in Cape Town by Zoë Wicomb
3.0
This was quite a boring and disappointing read. I couldn't invest in any of the characters including the semi-protagonist Frieda because Wicomb introduces the characters at a distance.
I think it's because I've become used to reading one voice in post colonial texts so it makes sense that Wicomb felt multiple voices would do justice to telling the story of Apartheid South Africa.
My favourite part has to be the last chapter / story showing Frieda and her mother's reunion. Huge respect for a woman who held her morals and lived in Apartheid South Africa but also respect for a girl who tried to escape it only to realise that it's not all together a bad thing.
I think it's because I've become used to reading one voice in post colonial texts so it makes sense that Wicomb felt multiple voices would do justice to telling the story of Apartheid South Africa.
My favourite part has to be the last chapter / story showing Frieda and her mother's reunion. Huge respect for a woman who held her morals and lived in Apartheid South Africa but also respect for a girl who tried to escape it only to realise that it's not all together a bad thing.