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Title: Amateurish and unsophisticated
Review: This book had come highly recommended to me by several people, and as you can see, the reviews are glowing. Personally, I couldn't get through it. If I hadn't heard that it was a first novel, I would have soon figured that out, as the writing is so irritatingly, distractingly amateurish. I understand that English is not the author's native language, but my issues with the writing were not so much style as content - such as being beaten over the head with certain points (I get it, I get it!). Then there's the main character. I don't need for a character to be "good" to care what happens to him, but he must be interesting. This guy? I just didn't care. If you're enchanted by the Middle Eastern setting, there is plenty of wonderful literature in translation from this region. Or, for some other social, political or historical perspective, you might dip into the wealth of nonfiction available. Unless you're big on the bestseller/Oprah stuff, don't waste your time with this.
