A review by writer_in_the_dark
De tuin van de blinde by Nadeem Aslam

Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.

This book had a really interesting premise, which is why I picked it up. But my main issue is the author's writing style. He clearly has a command over literary devices, but seems to overuse them. When every sentence describing even the mundanest of actions uses a simile or a metaphor, the descriptions and scenes that are actually supposed to elicit an emotion out of the reader fail to do so. This does not make the story a gripping read at all, and it seemed so overwritten therefore that I was zoning out more often than not while reading. Or maybe it's just because I haven't been able to find quiet places to read lately, but even when I do have a quiet place, I find every excuse to not read. I don't know if it's just me or this book, but currently we don't seem to be a fit. Maybe I'll return to it later.