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A Good Year by Polis Loizou
A GOOD YEAR by POLIS LOIZOU
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I was drawn to this book because of its setting; Cyprus in the 1920s. I also liked the idea that it followed a young married couple expecting their first baby. The wife is plagued with memories of stories she was told about local curses and demons, and the husband is plagued by his homosexual desire for the Englishman in the village.
The cultural elements were enthralling, as were the moments of forbidden love, however, the religious elements that made the man doubt and abhor himself because of his homosexual desire was upsetting to read. It was a little strange to read a book written by a man that went into detail about the pain of pregnancy and childbirth, but I think that’s just me because I’m not used to reading male-authored novels.
At one point, I thought about discontinuing my reading, but I soon missed it and picked the book back up again; I’m glad that I did. I enjoyed this book.
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AD PR — gifted from @fairlightbooks
I was drawn to this book because of its setting; Cyprus in the 1920s. I also liked the idea that it followed a young married couple expecting their first baby. The wife is plagued with memories of stories she was told about local curses and demons, and the husband is plagued by his homosexual desire for the Englishman in the village.
The cultural elements were enthralling, as were the moments of forbidden love, however, the religious elements that made the man doubt and abhor himself because of his homosexual desire was upsetting to read. It was a little strange to read a book written by a man that went into detail about the pain of pregnancy and childbirth, but I think that’s just me because I’m not used to reading male-authored novels.
At one point, I thought about discontinuing my reading, but I soon missed it and picked the book back up again; I’m glad that I did. I enjoyed this book.
#book #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookreview #bookrecommendations #bookreader #bookrecommendation #bookreviewer #bookreviews #bookrecs #bookrecs #bookreviewersofinstagram #bookreccomendation