Inside Harare Alcatraz and Other Stories was generally well-written, but the style was not necessarily to my tastes. The writing leaned more towards a straightforward academic style that felt impersonal compared to what I tend to enjoy in fiction.
Some of the stories, such as the titular “Inside Harare Alcatraz,” were carried by subject matter or perspectives I found interesting, despite not connecting with the writing style. For example, the titular “Inside Harare Alcatraz”— which follows an agent of a fascist dictator who turns his back on the regime after befriending the dissidents he was sent to interrogate and murder— falls into this category. Others, however, didn’t have much new or intriguing to offer in those departments and left me struggling to get into them or lost me along the way. It was a mixed bag overall, for me.
Some of the stories, such as the titular “Inside Harare Alcatraz,” were carried by subject matter or perspectives I found interesting, despite not connecting with the writing style. For example, the titular “Inside Harare Alcatraz”— which follows an agent of a fascist dictator who turns his back on the regime after befriending the dissidents he was sent to interrogate and murder— falls into this category. Others, however, didn’t have much new or intriguing to offer in those departments and left me struggling to get into them or lost me along the way. It was a mixed bag overall, for me.