A review by jazhandz
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

emotional reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I’m a big fan of Kaveh Akbar’s poetry and a big hater of all autobiographical literary fiction, so this book averaged out to be pretty good, but not great. Some really lovely stuff and some things that didn’t work for me at all.
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