A review by kasiabrenna
The Lovers by Vendela Vida

2.0

This started out pretty absorbing, but then didn't really go anywhere. Also (this is the spoilery part), I really hate that the trivial character of Ahmet had to die so our main character could have some sort of epiphany. Is this a common trope, wherein an American character in a foreign land reaches an epiphany after the death of an expendable local? If so, it is not one I enjoy. Like that Wes Anderson movie Darjeeling Limited, where the Indian kid has to drown so our American main characters can come together. Yuck.