Every Man In This Village Is A Liar

I didn't love this book the way ‘most' reviewers did. There were a few who ‘hated' it, but they were a minority. I fit into neither camp here.

I didn't find I enjoyed the authors writing style, although I can't put my finger on what it was about the style I didn't like. The writing at times was overly flowery - metaphors and similes left right and centre.

This is probably not going to be a helpful review, as I can't really explain my apathy with this book.

Generalising terribly, it seems that female reviewers may find more of a connection to the author. Don't get me wrong, I have no gender bias in my author selection - I probably read more female authors than male. All I am saying is perhaps the writing is delivered in a way that appeals more strongly to the female reader? Maybe, maybe not. There are a umber of male reviewers who gave this 4 or 5 stars.

The content is really interesting, and the people the author interacts with are interesting, and some chapters were better than others. I did find that the author seemed to write better about other people than about herself, and I did find the book very USA-centric - I suppose it is not unexpected given the author is American and is catering to her home market here.

I sit middle of the road here, 3 stars. Recommend it - not really, unless the lack of peace in the middle east and the aftermath of 9/11 are your centre of interest.