Moxyland by Lauren Beukes
Every once in a while a novel comes along that’s touted as new, exciting, daring, meaningful, poignant, fresh, full of big ideas, etc. That’s what I’ve heard, so that’s what I was expecting and hoping for in Lauren Beukes’ novel Moxyland… I didn’t like Moxyland mostly for the simple reason that I despised every character in the book… They all irritated me and each other and it was pure misery to be around them. But that’s the point, isn’t it? Lauren Beukes wanted me to dislike all her characters and was, therefore, successful in that aspect of her novel… I can’t really blame her for not writing it for me, and my 2.5 star rating reflects my lack of enjoyment of this novel and not Ms. Beukes’ promise as a new SF author. Therefore, I am definitely on board for the next Beukes novel. In fact, Zoo City is already in my TBR pile. Read the rest.
“I started to root for the corporation.” Oh, no! That can’t be good. (Laughing.)
This review strengthens my resolve to skip this one and read Zoo City.
I know what you mean Kat; about when books are presented as fresh and “the next big thing”.
I don’t like that.. always kinda makes me feel like I’m not a hip reader when I don’t read those books and like I didn’t get something when I do read them but don’t like ‘em.