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If had to describe this book in one word it would be 'irritating' - in two, I'd add 'pretentious'. The author can write well enough & there's a story, more or less, somewhere in there but boy, does he revel in alienating his reader.

1. Too many indistinct characters. Too hard to remember names/how they're related.

2. So many Afghan language words (no glossary) that sentences become unintelligible.

3. Whole chapter in Afghan language ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Just started this one - another shamefully overdue #netgalley read. The reviews are pretty lukewarm but I'll give it a go. It has lots of nice cover variations.

Have you ever read a book that was probably good but you were just not in the right mood for it? That‘s how I feel about “99 Nights in Logar,” a coming of age story about one boy‘s odyssey across contemporary Afghanistan as he tries to find the family dog. I can‘t pinpoint what I didn‘t like about this book (some reviewer I am) but I just wanted it to end. Has anyone else read this? Should I give it another chance?

I tried to like this, I really did. I managed to stick it out until the 50% mark, and then bailed. I‘m debating how on Earth I‘m going to review this - it‘s a NetGalley book. Usually (not that it happens often), I don‘t review books I don‘t enjoy, but I‘m going to have to, aren‘t I? Does anyone have any tips as to how I go about this?

Latte and an ARC for a Saturday afternoon #flatlayphoto #septinbooks18