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A review by meganclark1111
The City Always Wins by Omar Robert Hamilton
4.0
In reality this was probably a 3.5 for me. This is a novel with a really important story to tell and one that I was excited to delve into, with my own specialisms in Egyptian history.
However, I think that the narrative was poorly constructed and the whole book felt very disjointed and at times chaotic. I understand that this may be a reflection that uprisings and civil unrest are chaotic but it made the story very difficult to stick with, and I felt that I didn't connect with the plot or characters as much as I wanted to.
I definitely think that these are the types of stories we should be reading about to better understand the modern world and how it has been formed by different socio-political landscapes, however I think that the writing style let this story down.
However, I think that the narrative was poorly constructed and the whole book felt very disjointed and at times chaotic. I understand that this may be a reflection that uprisings and civil unrest are chaotic but it made the story very difficult to stick with, and I felt that I didn't connect with the plot or characters as much as I wanted to.
I definitely think that these are the types of stories we should be reading about to better understand the modern world and how it has been formed by different socio-political landscapes, however I think that the writing style let this story down.