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zoefruitcake's review against another edition
2.0
I read this for my book group and really wasn’t that impressed with it. I found Ayesha too prickly and mercurial to be sympathetic to her plight as she engages Martin (a journalist modelled closely on the author) to investigate her father’s death in Pakistan. I was more touched by the sub-plot of Martin’s troubled brother
mandraluhana's review
informative
medium-paced
2.25
I brought it because I wanted to read more books that are based on Pakistan. However, I was disappointed. Plainly. Ayesha lost her father to murder but the tone of her character was vague; one who claimed to feel more but the book failed to portray her raw emotions. Ayesha embraced her "gift" when it favoured her and degraded her Pakistani/ British identity when it wasn't benefiting her. Moreover, the plot was too predictable. I guess that is because I'm Pakistani myself. I have known how brothers are out to eat their brothers.
As it goes for the writer, I felt a strong prejudiced and racist indirect remarks in tones. The superiority complex could be easily seen in Martin's text. That's awful.
It was super easy read. And I considered Tom's story overly more interesting.
As it goes for the writer, I felt a strong prejudiced and racist indirect remarks in tones. The superiority complex could be easily seen in Martin's text. That's awful.
It was super easy read. And I considered Tom's story overly more interesting.
nimra's review against another edition
4.0
A 3.5 star to be exact.
When Ayesha's father, a Pakistani born British gets murdered on his trip to Pakistan, she hires a journalist to write a book about it, unveiling the dark secrets of corruption and white collar crimes. This book is the product of that investigation and it takes us through it. I found it very well written and strong in the beginning but in the second half the characters went a bit flat which was a bummer because it would've been 4 stars easily.
It deals with grief over deaths, suicidal thoughts, suicide, corruption, honour killing and racism.
I would recommend reading it if it sounds interesting to you.
When Ayesha's father, a Pakistani born British gets murdered on his trip to Pakistan, she hires a journalist to write a book about it, unveiling the dark secrets of corruption and white collar crimes. This book is the product of that investigation and it takes us through it. I found it very well written and strong in the beginning but in the second half the characters went a bit flat which was a bummer because it would've been 4 stars easily.
It deals with grief over deaths, suicidal thoughts, suicide, corruption, honour killing and racism.
I would recommend reading it if it sounds interesting to you.
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