Loved itI thought this was really good, really thought-provoking and you should definitely read this one if you get a chance.
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Martyr! (2024)
Others: Overwhelmingly positive Cyrus Shams is lost. Ever since his mother’s plane was senselessly shot down over the Persian Gulf when he was just a baby, Cyrus has been grappling with her death. Now, newly sober, he is set to learn the truth of her life. When an encounter with a dying artist leads Cyrus towards the mysteries of his past - an uncle who rode through Iranian battlefields dressed as an Angel of Death, a haunting work of art by an exiled painter – he finds himself once again caught up in the story of his mother, who may not have been who or what she seemed. As Cyrus searches for meaning in the scattered clues of his life, a final revelation transforms everything he thought he knew.
- ISBN:
- 9781035026081
- Length:
- 352 pages
Genres: literary fiction, poetry
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MixedMartyr is also a really engaging compelling story. it's far more insular with a man and his thoughts grappling with his life's purpose... while there's a fun reveal, it did take away a little bit of my enjoyment because it felt kind of like a gimmick.
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Loved itI just feel like I can't find anything that will hit as hard as Martyr did at the beginning of this year. I read that in like January and nothing has been as good.
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Loved itThis is not just one of my best books of the year. This is one of the best books I have ever read. Ironically, I would die on that hill.
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Loved itI finished martyr and I loved it I can't even begin to put into words how much I adore this book how connected I felt to Cyrus and his story. I love this book once I got into it I couldn't put it down I only just wanted to read this book it is compulsively readable.