I had a few false starts with My Name is Red; I was primarily listening to it as an audio book and found the beginning difficult. Midway through, howeI had a few false starts with My Name is Red; I was primarily listening to it as an audio book and found the beginning difficult. Midway through, however, as the story starts to pick up, I found myself fully wrapped up in the theology of illustration and discussions of purity versus heresy. Featuring POV characters from humans to animals to illustrated figures to Death Himself, I ultimately found this book fascinating.
Completed for the Book Riot Read Harder 2019 Challenge category a book in which an animal or inanimate object is a point-of-view character....more
A reflective refugee romance story; I'm not sure how else to describe Exit West. Depending on the chapter, I couldn't tell you if the story was more aA reflective refugee romance story; I'm not sure how else to describe Exit West. Depending on the chapter, I couldn't tell you if the story was more about Nadia and Saeed's relationship, their experience as refugees, or human nature under extreme circumstances. That murkiness is what makes Exit West so compelling. Very strong recommend....more
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