A review by freddie
Miramar by Naguib Mahfouz

3.0

A decent 3.5/5-star read. Zohra is a young woman from the countryside who works as a housekeeper at a pension called Miramar in 1960s Alexandria, Egypt. During her time working there, five men lodge at the pension, including some douchy, thirsty young men. Drama ensues, naturally. This book has so much testosterone, I can't even...! It's frustrating to read about many of the male characters in this book because they each carry, to varied degrees, some patriarchal ideas on what Zohra should be or do, but I suppose that discomfort is kinda the point.