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A review by lizaroo71
The King by Kader Abdolah
3.0
The content is an overview of the shah of Iran in the late 1800's. Shah Naser is taking his country into a more modern era. He is trying to broker peace with Russia and Britain and he trusts no one.
This is an examination of someone in power that isn't quite sure what do with that power. He makes mistakes at every turn in his efforts to be greater and to get an upper hand in his political aspirations.
The reading is easy here. The chapters are short and the timeline often jumps several years between chapters, but not in a way that diminishes the storyline.
I feel there is a lot of down time in the plot and not much happens until the last third of the book. I am interested to read Adbolah's earlier works.
This is an examination of someone in power that isn't quite sure what do with that power. He makes mistakes at every turn in his efforts to be greater and to get an upper hand in his political aspirations.
The reading is easy here. The chapters are short and the timeline often jumps several years between chapters, but not in a way that diminishes the storyline.
I feel there is a lot of down time in the plot and not much happens until the last third of the book. I am interested to read Adbolah's earlier works.