None Ofyourbusiness's Reviews > The Anthropologists

Asya and Manu, after years in an anonymous foreign city, embark on a house-hunting journey. Asya, a documentary filmmaker, focuses her next project on the local park. While exploring potential homes, she films and interviews people in the park. Much of the novel takes place during these intervals—reading, walking, shopping, and leisurely moments in bars and cafés.

The story flows gently, emphasizing the rhythm of everyday life rather than dramatic plot points. This subtle novel celebrates the beauty and significance of living authentically.

The novel evokes the mundane moments of life with undue insight. Asya and Manu's experiences connect with readers, inviting them to appreciate the simple pleasures and complexities of their own existence. In The Anthropologists, Savaş captures the singularity of the couple’s logic in lucid prose.

Sweet and beautiful but ultimately feels like an episode of House Hunters International minus the suspense. I really needed a plot. Instead, I got a bunch of wonderful thoughts scribbled down on napkins and a few diary entries.