A review by jack_wilson
Birds Without Wings by Louis de Bernières

dark reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

I understand why the book has such acclaim but I just never got into it in the way I expected to. I think my expectations were too high. 
The characters I thought were going to be really fleshed out were Philotei and Ibrahim, but I ended up really not caring about them, or any other character for that matter. The biggest issue for me was the focus on Kemal…if I wanted to read about him I’d pick up a history book.