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A review by hanntastic
A Land Without Jasmine by Wajdi Al-Ahdal
4.0
Global Read 174: Yemen
I really like this book. The blurb does it a real disservice when it describes it as a "sexy satirical detective story." There is a central mystery, but it is more a novel on the position of women in Yemeni society and how men project their own feelings onto the women around them. The first chapter was really excellent and set the book up really well. I often don't like books that switch perspective constantly, but I thought this flowed together. Another reviewer described this book as haunting which I definitely agree with.
I really like this book. The blurb does it a real disservice when it describes it as a "sexy satirical detective story." There is a central mystery, but it is more a novel on the position of women in Yemeni society and how men project their own feelings onto the women around them. The first chapter was really excellent and set the book up really well. I often don't like books that switch perspective constantly, but I thought this flowed together. Another reviewer described this book as haunting which I definitely agree with.