A review by jeansisabook
The Mirage: A Novel by Matt Ruff

adventurous challenging dark informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Basically a really long episode of "NCIS: Arabia". If you like police procedurals, Wikipedia-style context dumps, and international dramas, this will be decent for you. I like all those things. Most people in my life do not.

Suddenly tons of boring dialogue exposition in the last quarter. A whole lot of interesting world-building, though. Overall worth the read, though I wouldn't fault you for DNFing.