A review by daneroberts
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

emotional inspiring reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was one of the best written books I’ve ever read. So incredibly poetic and prolific and inspiring. The way Akbar ruminates on the human meanings of life and death is nothing less of extraordinary. So many chapters will resonate with me for a long time; the Michelangelo chapter, how he frames his addiction, the wood chopping scene with Zee, and that ENDING! There’s nothing I would change, so so well done.