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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
the ending??
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A book that forces you to sit in its discomfort and a very interesting book to read for its framing device. I wouldn’t say I enjoyed this book or its characters, but I found the end piece satisfying.
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Multiculti bad timing. The beginning of the US downfall.
I opened this book at 1am looking to kill a little time before bed and ended up reading the whole thing straight though. Told from the perspective of a Pakastani man educated in the US but driven away by the events following September 11, 2001 to an silent American character with a relevant, but unmentioned background.
The book is both politically and stylistically on point and is the best piece of fiction I have read in a long time. This book should be read by everyone.
The book is both politically and stylistically on point and is the best piece of fiction I have read in a long time. This book should be read by everyone.
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book....I just remembered very vividly on when I read it and how I felt the second I saw this title. I was actually looking up a different book from Mohsin and this happened to pop up, so I thought to myself, why not write a review on this then?
Ok so from my vivid fragments of memory of this book, I do recall how overjoyed I was with Mohsin pushing his narrative, this so-called 'American Dream' that a lot of people from dysfunctional countries look at as some sort of safe haven when in reality, it's a system of unjust, unethical and downright despicable political influences that the United States can easily mask under this hopeful dream that they offer up to the poor and weak like some low hanging fruit. The pre and post 9/11 narrations show exactly how American policies have time and time again caused soo much pain and chaos across the vast landscape of our planet. The way their government dictates pretty much every single aspect of smaller and weaker countries, the way they can paint up any blemishes in their reputation with political influence and hypocritical agendas. All this is truly very thought provoking.
But that's basically where the positives end for me. The writing itself felt like little pieces from memory that was just mustered together into one...and not in a good way. I remember having an eye strain by the time I finished this book since as good as the ideas were, the ability to actually retain my attention was not. I remember occasionally zoning in and out and not really getting involved with it too much.
Overall, I'd say my rating is fair, for now atleast. Perhaps I'll revisit this piece of literature later on in life and maybe I'll have a different viewpoint that could just excuse any bit of complacency that I might hold for it right at this moment.
Ok so from my vivid fragments of memory of this book, I do recall how overjoyed I was with Mohsin pushing his narrative, this so-called 'American Dream' that a lot of people from dysfunctional countries look at as some sort of safe haven when in reality, it's a system of unjust, unethical and downright despicable political influences that the United States can easily mask under this hopeful dream that they offer up to the poor and weak like some low hanging fruit. The pre and post 9/11 narrations show exactly how American policies have time and time again caused soo much pain and chaos across the vast landscape of our planet. The way their government dictates pretty much every single aspect of smaller and weaker countries, the way they can paint up any blemishes in their reputation with political influence and hypocritical agendas. All this is truly very thought provoking.
But that's basically where the positives end for me. The writing itself felt like little pieces from memory that was just mustered together into one...and not in a good way. I remember having an eye strain by the time I finished this book since as good as the ideas were, the ability to actually retain my attention was not. I remember occasionally zoning in and out and not really getting involved with it too much.
Overall, I'd say my rating is fair, for now atleast. Perhaps I'll revisit this piece of literature later on in life and maybe I'll have a different viewpoint that could just excuse any bit of complacency that I might hold for it right at this moment.