The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Mohsin Hamid

192 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective medium-paced
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At a café table in Lahore, a bearded Pakistani man converses with an uneasy American stranger. As dusk deepens to night, he begins the tale that has brought them to this fateful encounter… Changez is living an immigrant's dream of America. At the...

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Moods

reflective 78%
emotional 38%
mysterious 37%
tense 37%
challenging 36%
dark 28%
informative 21%
sad 20%
adventurous 7%
funny 5%
inspiring 5%
hopeful 4%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 33%
slow 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 57% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 8%

Strong character development?

Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 8%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 28% | No: 25% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 80% | No: 10% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 54% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 18% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.71

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