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leahrenz 's review for:
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
by Mohsin Hamid
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Fantastically engaging read - the second person address is interesting and creates an intimacy with the main character. Plays on the idea of recounting stories to friends over food - and thereby perhaps implies the idea of an unreliable narrator.
Great prose, I could 'see' everything clearly and Hamid slowly boils up the tension through clever asides of the narrator.
Prompts self-reflection from the reader - written for a typical (presumed white) Westerner.
Ending is brilliantly but irritatingly ambiguous.
Great prose, I could 'see' everything clearly and Hamid slowly boils up the tension through clever asides of the narrator.
Prompts self-reflection from the reader - written for a typical (presumed white) Westerner.
Ending is brilliantly but irritatingly ambiguous.