I Am Pilgrim - [7.5/10]

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A very solid read that takes you many places around the world and a diverse story. Spoilers ahead. Great things about the book, really interesting perspectives and characters like when it is following the Saracen with his upbringing and how it influenced him to want to ‘kill america’. The different crime situations where cool, the Turkey house one, the Rider of the Blue killing story. The part where the Saracen is testing the virus on the patients was so perverse but such an interesting read. My gripe with the book was that it felt a bit disjointed, and tried to have too big of a moment. In the the first half, it changed character perspective and location so abruptly that I lost track of what was going on a bit. I think if the book was clearer with the changes in story (ie introduce each chapter with “Chapter 12: Saracen, Saudi Arabia). It also tried to tie in 4 different story lines at the end, which was cool in a sense but very unrealistic and lost a bit of momentum that the book was building up for me. Overall solid book that drags on a bit at times but offers a wide range of experiences and perspectives.

Author: Terry Hayes 

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