The Architect's Apprentice
Aug. 26th, 2025 06:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alobearThe Architect's Apprentice is the second book I've tried by Elif Shafak - so I now have to acknowledge that this author is not really for me.
I loved the premise (and the cover) of this book - a young boy travels from India to Constantinople to present an elephant to the royal household. But it was, by turns, rather tedious and incredibly unpleasant. I did like both the boy and the elephant - but, when they were sent off to war, I decided I didn't want to follow them there and sadly gave up.
I loved the premise (and the cover) of this book - a young boy travels from India to Constantinople to present an elephant to the royal household. But it was, by turns, rather tedious and incredibly unpleasant. I did like both the boy and the elephant - but, when they were sent off to war, I decided I didn't want to follow them there and sadly gave up.
