Review of The Dreams of Zoo Animals
“Compelling!”
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“Artfully structured and affecting.”
“The Dreams of Zoo Animals is a powerful coming-of-age story, expertly crafted and fascinating in its details, and the narrative voice of Sarah Ashton is both haunting and convincing. An enchanting novel, animated by Howe's scrupulously attuned eye and ear. One looks forward to her future work as she hones her impressive talents.”
“The Dreams of Zoo Animals is a potent, well-observed story about the routes we have to follow to find our way out of the zoos that hold us captive. It offers an intriguing glimpse of the Australian psyche and a thoughtful variation on the familiar theme of youthful rites of passage.”
“One of those novels which comes along occasionally to startle and unsettle readers, and to challenge their perceptions about literature. This novel has the intense focus and suppressed power of Virginia Woolf's early writing.”
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