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The Jerusalem Quartet (The Jerusalem Quartet #1-4)
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I've read the first two books of this collection (Sinai Tapestry and Jerusalem Poker). They have a lot of the charm and weirdness of magical realism, and they have that rambling quality that makes you feel like you are listening to an old story teller rather than reading a book with a plot. I didn't give this a higher rating because it does get so rambling it can be hard to follow and remember details. There are a few characters who I found *so much* more interesting than the others (Cairo Martyr, Haj Harun, the time with the two old men living on the shore eating lamb and getting drunk everyday, hah) that I found myself skipping to the sections about them and really relishing them. But that does mean I skipped around a bit from the characters I didn't enjoy as much, which is quite a lot of the book really.
If you enjoy magical realism and rambling stories, you may like this. If you prefer straight-forward stories, you may not. :P
If you enjoy magical realism and rambling stories, you may like this. If you prefer straight-forward stories, you may not. :P
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Reading Progress
December 3, 2014
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Started Reading
December 3, 2014
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December 19, 2014
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25.0%
"Dec. 18th I finished the first book in this set - Sinai Tapestry. It was really good overall, though I felt the ending was really abrupt. I would have enjoyed much more discussion of the Bible, how it was found, what they did with it, etc. etc. The way characters were connected was confusing but also amazing through the confusion. :)"
June 22, 2015
– Shelved as:
fiction
June 22, 2015
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Finished Reading