A review by jiyoung
Azazeel by Youssef Ziedan

2.0

Do all books about monks have to be so horny? I guess it’s my fault for reading multiple books about monks this year. Religious history is not my thing, but this was an interesting enough look into Egypt’s brief Christian era, especially given the Coptic Church’s vehement rejection of the way Ziedan portrayed their beloved Bishop Cyril. Men jockeying for power over religious dogma were par for the course but the takes on sex and temptation were puerile at best. I’m disappointed I learned about Hypatia for the first time through this book.