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Pros: Hot, chaotic, summer vibes in a seedy bar in an unnamed African city-state. It’s a book that literally reads like jazz�� an almost stream of consciousness novel with constant interjections of dialogue from the people one table over that feel like musical motifs. Just an incredible and frenetic depiction of a mining town and the people living in it grappling with the effects of globalization and war and capitalism.

“Will you consent to starve to death when there’s silver, copper, barium, tin, or coal lying quietly under your feet?��

Cons: the phrase “baby-chicks with massive melon-breasts�� ... idk peep my notes app for my thesis on the depiction of women and girls (but mostly girls) in this book. I think understand what Mujila was trying to achieve, but I waffle back and forth about whether I think he was successful.

“In the Tram’s early days, entry was barred to the baby-chick-girls. And then it was realized they could serve as bait, that they had a right to life and liberty, that they could rack up unhoped for revenue…��