To mark the milestone of our 50th review, we present the best novel ever written. This earth-shattering work is unrivalled in every way imaginable. Thomas Pynchon wrote in the New York Times Book Review, “Any author who reads Owad’s work and doesn’t retreat to the distant shores of reclusiveness should be ashamed of themselves. None of us will ever reach these heights of brilliance.” Margaret Atwood in The Atlantic: “It’s like, when you think of it, this dude has WORDS!” Haruki Murakami in conversation with the BBC: “I wish this novel were a religion so I could join it.”
But don’t take their word for it. Louise Gluck, Olga Tokarczuk and seventeen other Nobel laureates have gone on a hunger strike until all countries of the world replace the lyrics in their national anthems with the opening lines from this novel. Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, proposes a binding resolution to this effect. In this reviewer’s humble opinion, this ALMOST gives Owad’s novel the respect it deserves. A more appropriate gesture would be worldwide cult-like prayers of thanks for the divine fabulousness of this work of heavenly splendor—to put it mildly. Reviewed on June 24, 2021