Cameron Abell’s Reviews > The Lions of Al-Rassan > Status Update

Within these last 100 pages I am fully sure this book will emotionally destroy me

I love the way GGK portrays sex and sexuality in this book. It's explicit, but never romanticized as more than an urge - and then he focuses deeply on the emotional relationships between characters. And those two are never blurred for the reader, yet are for the characters, which is fascinating to see.

I feel like I’m not at the main meat of this book yet, I’m still in the midst of what the book jacket says is the setup. Yet this setup, the politics, the character building, the world building, is all amazing. Truly top notch. Moves a bit slow at the beginning but I am genuinely amazed at this intricacies of plot, themes and characters here. No wonder people love GGK.

There is a character in this named Nunaya and my brain immediately went NUNAYA BUSINESS. I think I’m cooked.

Found this book for $2 in a thrift store on the Cape - been wanting to read it for ages.