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Martyr!

Book · Literary & classic fiction · 16 mentions · 2 subreddits · discussed in r/suggestmeabook, r/Fantasy

Reddit take

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Pros

  • Martyr! my favorite book this decade
  • a few books I read this year that were surprising and unpredictable : Martyr! - Kaveh Akbar
  • Examples of what I'm talking about: ... Martyr!
  • Here are my more recent 5 star reads: - Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
  • My 5-star reads of this year so far are Martyr!, Piranesi, Priory of the Orange Tree, and Atmosphere (TJR).

Cons

  • If you want someone getting sober from drugs read Martyr!
  • Fiction: - Martyr!

Sentiment

14 positive (88%) · 2 mixed (13%) · 0 negative (0%)

Trust + time weighted score: +87% · raw score 88%

What redditors said (10 of 16)

Martyr! my favorite book this decade
positive · u/d****o · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Dec 16, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
a few books I read this year that were surprising and unpredictable : Martyr! - Kaveh Akbar
positive · u/S****9 · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Dec 12, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
If you want someone getting sober from drugs read Martyr!
mixed · u/s****8 · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Nov 17, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Examples of what I'm talking about: ... Martyr!
positive · u/C****9 · r/suggestmeabook · Nov 6, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗ · attribution unverified
Here are my more recent 5 star reads: - Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
positive · u/g****5 · r/suggestmeabook · Nov 4, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗ · attribution unverified
Fiction: - Martyr!
mixed · u/m****9 · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Aug 29, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗ · attribution unverified
My 5-star reads of this year so far are Martyr!, Piranesi, Priory of the Orange Tree, and Atmosphere (TJR).
positive · u/E****n · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Jul 29, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Some of my favorite stand alone novels: ... Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
positive · u/E****e · r/Fantasy · comment · Jul 21, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗ · attribution unverified
Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar. Such a poetic book in ‘non-poetic’ way. Grounded and deeply emotional. Picked it up without much expectation, other than that I bought it as a staff pick at the local bookstore. Blew me away!
positive · u/S****i · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Jul 15, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Examples of some of my favorite books are: ... Martyr!
positive · u/r****3 · r/suggestmeabook · comment · Jul 3, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗ · attribution unverified

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