Zephren’s Reviews > The Cairo Trilogy: Palace Walk, Palace of Desire, Sugar Street > Status Update
Zephren
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Khadija is somehow becoming the most annoying character… which is hard to do
— May 10, 2026 01:49PM
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Zephren
is on page 982 of 1313
Second book complete. Time is flying by now.
Gonna take a break again and read some other books.
— May 15, 2026 09:15PM
Gonna take a break again and read some other books.
Zephren
is on page 925 of 1313
Damnit Kamal has discovered atheism, alcohol, and women… pls dont turn out like Yasin… also havent gotten an update on Khadija snitching on Aisha for over 100 pages. I’m pretty invested in this final stretch of the 2nd book ngl
— May 14, 2026 09:22PM
Zephren
is on page 700 of 1313
Well these characters are still shitty people lol… hopefully theres another moment at the end of books 2 and 3 that are as impactful as the end of book 1 bc otherwise its gonna be a slog.
— May 05, 2026 07:01PM
Zephren
is on page 533 of 1313
Finished the first book in the trilogy.
Woah… I was not prepared for the emotions the ending brought up for me.
Not a fan of many of the characters in this series but theyre very human. Its a great insight into a totally different culture, and I like the similes/metaphors that Mahfouz uses because many are so uniquely Egyptian.
I’m not enjoying how constrained the lives of the women are 1910s Egyptian society
— Feb 24, 2026 07:36PM
Woah… I was not prepared for the emotions the ending brought up for me.
Not a fan of many of the characters in this series but theyre very human. Its a great insight into a totally different culture, and I like the similes/metaphors that Mahfouz uses because many are so uniquely Egyptian.
I’m not enjoying how constrained the lives of the women are 1910s Egyptian society
