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Lior Tirosh, the main character in Lavie Tidhar's novel, may as well be the author. I mean, the author certainly seems to think so, both being more or less a self-described semi-successful pulp-fiction writer of SF, and like writers being in their own stories, they tend to go absolutely nuts on the imagination bits.
Well, at least, the good ones do. And guess what? He's one of the good ones. :)
This book wears several hats and unlike a normal hat-trick, this one does it gently enough that we barel ...more
Well, at least, the good ones do. And guess what? He's one of the good ones. :)
This book wears several hats and unlike a normal hat-trick, this one does it gently enough that we barel ...more
Alternate realities coupled with an interesting historical fact that at one time there was idea of creating a country in Africa next to Uganda for Jews. A writer, Lior Tirosh, returns to this country to see his ailing father, and soon becomes embroiled in murder and terrorist plots. Government security and other organizations are spying on Lior, concerned about his possible involvement with terrorists, and in which reality he should reside, while Lior rushes about looking for his disappeared nie
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Tirosh goes back to his home in Africa, an alternative Palestine bordering Uganda. Which could have happened. Alternative history, what-might-have-beens, detective novel, hints of an autobiography and choices we make or that are taken from us.
I am really struggling with writing a review. I am not even sure if I liked this or how much. It certainly is ambitious and has lots of potential and plot bunnies that ran off into the great beyond. And the author has won awards and gets many excellent revi ...more
I am really struggling with writing a review. I am not even sure if I liked this or how much. It certainly is ambitious and has lots of potential and plot bunnies that ran off into the great beyond. And the author has won awards and gets many excellent revi ...more
Somewhere between 4.5 and 5 stars. RTC
Aug 13, 2018
Tyler
marked it as to-read
