A review by kerriboland
The World and All That It Holds by Aleksandar Hemon

adventurous dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

This book dragged for me. I had a hard time staying with Rafo and missed Osman as soon as he left. I recognize  that Hemon followed a life and the multitude of wars it contained, but I feel like the book could have benefited from a shortening but a deepening of the its trajectory.