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Frankenstein in Baghdad is a book that's been receiving rave reviews, was awarded the International Prize for Arabic Fiction and has now also been longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize. I thought I would love it and yet, I didn't :-(.

For the most part, I found myself slogging through it, not really getting the cultural references, not really able to feel much connection to any of the characters (although I did like Elishva), not really seeing the relevance of some parts and well, just not really enjoying it. I certainly didn't find it "horrifically funny" as promised on the cover blurb. Ah well, maybe it's just a case of it being the wrong book at the wrong time for me. Your mileage may vary, as they say.