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A review by donasbooks
In the Time of our History by Susanne Pari
Did not finish book.
Thank you to Susanne Pari and NetGalley for a gifted advanced digital copy to read of IN THE TIME OF OUR HISTORY.
A year after her younger sister's death, Mitra returns home to her parents in observance of a traditional Iranian custom. What ensues is basically a lot of family drama, spiced with the depth and beauty of Iranian custom and Persian history.
I DNFed this book at 63%.
I found the style so difficult to read. My biggest frustration had to do with the treatment of time. It favors interspersing back story throughout the narrative, rather than alternating timelines or delivering big sections of back story all at once. This approach is typically my preference also, but it lingers too long in the past, whenever it takes the reader there. Then, in returning to the present moment in the narrative, the transitions are always quite rough.
I often felt disoriented in this story. As it was, I couldn't connect enough to have any interest in the characters or their outcomes.
Recommend? Yes, as I think it's a "me" thing.
A year after her younger sister's death, Mitra returns home to her parents in observance of a traditional Iranian custom. What ensues is basically a lot of family drama, spiced with the depth and beauty of Iranian custom and Persian history.
I DNFed this book at 63%.
I found the style so difficult to read. My biggest frustration had to do with the treatment of time. It favors interspersing back story throughout the narrative, rather than alternating timelines or delivering big sections of back story all at once. This approach is typically my preference also, but it lingers too long in the past, whenever it takes the reader there. Then, in returning to the present moment in the narrative, the transitions are always quite rough.
I often felt disoriented in this story. As it was, I couldn't connect enough to have any interest in the characters or their outcomes.
Recommend? Yes, as I think it's a "me" thing.