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adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Absolute brilliant 5* read
Thanks to @netgalley & @panmacmillan for allowing me to read the pre publication Arc.
Simply one of the best books I have read in years... I couldn't put it down. So many complex issues, wrapped up in the mind of man, soothing his deep trauma with drugs & alcohol, searching for the meaning of his life.
The end was totally unexpected.
I will read anything Kaveh Akbar writes. His writing is simply stunning. Will purchase his poetry collections & all of his future publications.
'More than a little surprised by the words as they came out of his mouth, how they gave shape to something that had long been formless within him. It was like the language in the air that night was a mold he was pouring around his curiosity. Flour thrown on a ghost'....
This summed up the whole beautiful book for me, pages and pages of stunning prose, so many lines annotated & are in my journal.
I loved it & recommend everyone reads it.
Thanks to @netgalley & @panmacmillan for allowing me to read the pre publication Arc.
Simply one of the best books I have read in years... I couldn't put it down. So many complex issues, wrapped up in the mind of man, soothing his deep trauma with drugs & alcohol, searching for the meaning of his life.
The end was totally unexpected.
I will read anything Kaveh Akbar writes. His writing is simply stunning. Will purchase his poetry collections & all of his future publications.
'More than a little surprised by the words as they came out of his mouth, how they gave shape to something that had long been formless within him. It was like the language in the air that night was a mold he was pouring around his curiosity. Flour thrown on a ghost'....
This summed up the whole beautiful book for me, pages and pages of stunning prose, so many lines annotated & are in my journal.
I loved it & recommend everyone reads it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War