A review by kristenjk22
The Idiot by Elif Batuman

emotional funny reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

Selin’s free thoughts throughout the book feel like what it means to lose yourself and try to find yourself. She is trying to find her voice and yearning for a connection which isn’t there. Themes of unrequited love and anxiety and overthinking. I feel her bc I have been her. This makes it hard to rate, bc I became so frustrated with her at points as a character but the writing is soo beautiful that I often would stop to relish in a sentence.