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A review by nurly_whirly
The Map of Love by Ahdaf Soueif
2.0
A bit confusing to read, so many point of views with jarring transitions - one character had different font, the other spoke only through letters and diaries entries, a third through traditional first person, and a forth POV was omniscient in moments when it was needed. Of course we're also jumping through time as well.
I just thought I was picking up a clever intercultural romance, instead this book was much more complex than I wanted.
It also left too much unanswered for me in the end, which I know some artists do "for the art," but I just read it as "I couldn't think of any way to cleverly tie up these loose ends, so I'll let the reader do the work."
I just thought I was picking up a clever intercultural romance, instead this book was much more complex than I wanted.
It also left too much unanswered for me in the end, which I know some artists do "for the art," but I just read it as "I couldn't think of any way to cleverly tie up these loose ends, so I'll let the reader do the work."