Two books have recently arrived in the post, both of which have a lead character encumbered with an usual animal. In
Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov, a journalist, Victor, shares his apartment with a depressed penguin rescued from the city zoo which could not afford to feed it. In
Zoo City by Lauren Beukes, the lead character, Zinzi, wanders around with a sloth on her back which she must sustain, penance for a crime she committed. I think I'll probably read these back to back. I have to say I'm quite taken with the premise of an unusual animal sidekick. Lots of room for some imaginative storytelling. Hopefully they'll live up to expectation - they've both certainly been showered with good reviews.
If you were going to pick an animal sidekick for your fictional self, what would you go for?
Two books have recently arrived in the post, both of which have a lead character encumbered with an usual animal. In Death and the Penguin by Andrey Kurkov, a journalist, Victor, shares his apartment with a depressed penguin rescued from the city zoo which could not afford to feed it. In Zoo City by Lauren Beukes, the lead character, Zinzi, wanders around with a sloth on her back which she must sustain, penance for a crime she committed. I think I'll probably read these back to back. I have to say I'm quite taken with the premise of an unusual animal sidekick. Lots of room for some imaginative storytelling. Hopefully they'll live up to expectation - they've both certainly been showered with good reviews. If you were going to pick an animal sidekick for your fictional self, what would you go for?
4 comments:
Definitely a bear called Paddington, criminals might have trouble telling us apart.
I'd pick a ferret if my sidekick couldn't be the more usual dog or cat. I like ferrets :-).
Zoo City was a terrific read for me. Hardboiled investigation plus a fantastic element.
Hmm, what animal sidekick? I'd want something long lived, particularly in the Zoo City universe. Maybe a parrot.
I think I'm going to go for a mole. To save him from the light he'll be carried around in a box. His special power is sniffing out bullshit. Muck the Mole, a useful little detective sidekick.
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