A review by frasersimons
The Kingdom of Sand by Andrew Holleran

Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.

Maybe I’ll revisit this if it’s longlisted but boy I just don’t buy the authorial voice at all in this book. I gave it 35 pages and there’s a mix of sad desperation and a hint of funny, such as him being so lonely he starts humping a refrigerator. I cannot convey to how deeply unmoved I am by sexually frustrated protagonists. Coupled with the voice that just isn’t convincing, I think this is a pass. Why isn’t a one star? I think I’m not accepting the central conceits of the novel and if that’s the case it’s not necessarily the craft, or not purely that. Maybe another day. Maybe the audiobook; one day.