A review by smuds2
The Search by Naguib Mahfouz

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

There were a lot of kind of ham fisted ideas in this book - I think it would have been a better 300 page book than 100 page book. It’s brevity made it feel more like a manifesto than a work of fiction