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emmatdr's review
4.0
An interesting read. As much a treatise on the complexity of identity in a time of conflict- or how conflict reduces us to a caricature of ourselves in the pursuit of tribal unity and strength.
Not amazingly written but compelling anyway. The main character is a bit of a hamlet- rendered useless by his torn loyalties. But the historical setting and the examination of the impact of violence and hierarchy on men make it well worth a read, as well as the unexpectedly direct examination of sexuality as both a tool of, and a refuge from, the violence of an all male school.
Good luck finding the fucking thing, though. I lost my first copy half way through and made a trek through every bookshop in Punjab before I found it again.
Not amazingly written but compelling anyway. The main character is a bit of a hamlet- rendered useless by his torn loyalties. But the historical setting and the examination of the impact of violence and hierarchy on men make it well worth a read, as well as the unexpectedly direct examination of sexuality as both a tool of, and a refuge from, the violence of an all male school.
Good luck finding the fucking thing, though. I lost my first copy half way through and made a trek through every bookshop in Punjab before I found it again.
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