A review by andraste
The Last Watchman of Old Cairo by Michael David Lukas
2.0
This book was...okay. I had really high expectations of it because The Oracle of Stambul was such a wonderful read.
There was only one of the three intertwined stories that had the same magic and beauty as The Oracle of Stambul: the story of Ali, the first watchman.
The chronologically second story, the story of Margaret and Agnes was pretty good, but I felt it was lackluster.
The third story was completely uninteresting and poorly written. The main character/narrator of the third arc, Joseph, was unbearable and I found his chapters boring and nearly unreadable for a variety of reasons.
There was only one of the three intertwined stories that had the same magic and beauty as The Oracle of Stambul: the story of Ali, the first watchman.
The chronologically second story, the story of Margaret and Agnes was pretty good, but I felt it was lackluster.
The third story was completely uninteresting and poorly written. The main character/narrator of the third arc, Joseph, was unbearable and I found his chapters boring and nearly unreadable for a variety of reasons.