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Title: Secrets of the Italian GardenerAuthor: Andrew Crofts
Published: 2017
Language: English
Pages: 160
Rating: 3/5
Summary:
A ghost writer, who has been enlisted by a wealthy dictator of a Middle Eastern country to tell his side of the story, strikes up an unlikely friendship with a gardener of the palace who slowly reveals secrets about both the regime and the leader of it.
Review:
This was an interesting and disturbing book, and I can't quite tell if I loved it or not, but it certainly made me think.
This is a short book but there is a lot going on in it, especially in the last half. I thought the characters were really interesting; they feel complex and fascinating, and they're interesting because it's hard to know what to make of them. It's kind of complicated to try and find out if you agree with them or not, if you like them or not or if you even should like them or not, and that makes them very intriguing.
There's also an atmosphere of unease throughout this book that was quite spectacular. I also really liked the theme of gardens and gardening being carried throughout all of it.
There is a lot to contemplate about in this book, and so I find it a little hard to make up my mind about it. I think it's one I will think about for quite some time.
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