A review by curatoriallyyours
The Railway by Hamid Ismailov

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This was a confusing collection of stories set in the town of Gilas, along the Silk Road in Uzbekistan. Many of the gigantic cast of characters were pretty awful people and some engaged in incredibly violent activity that was uncomfortable to read about. There were some moments of humour and poetic writing but this was not a book I would want to engage with again.