First off, I have to say that I'm utterly in awe with the writer. The hardships he's had to face because of his religious views and the way he's been boycotted from the literary world is extremely upsetting.

Therefore I really wanted to like this book. The concept was thoroughly intriguing. I found Bedrettin's thought process utterly fascinating. His views on love in particular were absolutely ground-breaking.

However, I couldn't stand the writing. Dry humour mixed with misogyny really ruined the book. I enjoy mythological fiction yet I found this book to be too burdensome. Many biblical references were drawn without providing adequate references. The writing was sporadic, jumbled and tiresome.

That being said, I'm still looking forward to reading some other work of this writer. I think he has originality of thought and I'm hoping that this one book won't discourage me (or others who might not have enjoyed this book) from giving him another shot.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.