The Human Zoo
Sabina Murray's smart, idea-packed story grapples with corruption, identity, and loyalty, building to a searing climax.
In the Philippines of today, as Ting finds out, it is not external influences...but rather the systems of power within the country, driven chiefly by a dictatorial leader, that dehumanize citizens...
...a narrative of a woman's search for identity, a historical, cultural, and political tale of Filipino society and a tension-filled, action-packed story... an engaging, interesting, and informative novel...
Klein is a sharp, observant narrator...To a reader unfamiliar with Filipino history it feels both edifying and painfully familiar.
...sublimely transitions into a contemporary sociopolitical thriller enhanced with colonial legacy, cultural erasure, government corruption, and unreliable narrators – an exhilarating literary experience.
Immediately absorbing and atmospheric... Murray vaults the reader into a decadent world facing the stark reality of moral failure.