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duygusu 's review for:
I Am Pilgrim
by Terry Hayes
I am very conflicted about this book. On the one hand, the premise and story-line is very different and the layout was something that I found pleasure in. The author "seemed" very knowledgeable, however certain parts just felt like I got stuck with a splinter that I just couldn't get out. The kind of feeling where it doesn't overtly cause you disgust but you feel the unpleasantness. Here are some examples:
-calling women "chicks" almost ALL THE TIME
-calling a child "little guy" over and over and over
-depicting Turkish peoples' use of English as if the people themselves were very bad renditions of google translate (which is not the case, especially in Bodrum)
There were many instances of very biased and condescending viewpoints of Middle Eastern people. I don't know if this is the authors own thoughts that he tries to convey to us, or if he is trying to make the "hero that saved the world" have that type of personality.
I am glad I read the book but it left a bad taste in my mouth. If that makes any sense at all.
-calling women "chicks" almost ALL THE TIME
-calling a child "little guy" over and over and over
-depicting Turkish peoples' use of English as if the people themselves were very bad renditions of google translate (which is not the case, especially in Bodrum)
There were many instances of very biased and condescending viewpoints of Middle Eastern people. I don't know if this is the authors own thoughts that he tries to convey to us, or if he is trying to make the "hero that saved the world" have that type of personality.
I am glad I read the book but it left a bad taste in my mouth. If that makes any sense at all.