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wildheart_baby 's review for:
The Centre
by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi
adventurous
challenging
dark
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
I was intrigued by the premise of this book, learn a language in ten days, who wouldn't want that, though there has to be a catch. It centres around Anisa, a woman adding subtitles to Bollywood films and feels a bit stuck in her life. She meets Adam who to her amazment, speaks multiple languages fluently, they hit it off and he lets her in on his secret, and recommends her to the centre.
After taking the course, she realises her dream of translating a great work of fiction, and initially she feels this is what life should be, but soon starts to feel unfulfilled with life, and decides to return to the centre, where she starts to discover, something isn't right.
The book delves into a lot of subjects, what its like to be an immigrant, female friendships, class and privilege, and how women will centre men, who aren't amazing, but simply not terrible. Though it seemed to pull me out of the story slightly, to talk about these topics through the eyes of the characters and their experiences, before moving back to the mystery at the heart of the story.
Overall, a really interesting book,and I would love to read the second story that Anisa translates, as that sounded an amazing premise.
After taking the course, she realises her dream of translating a great work of fiction, and initially she feels this is what life should be, but soon starts to feel unfulfilled with life, and decides to return to the centre, where she starts to discover, something isn't right.
The book delves into a lot of subjects, what its like to be an immigrant, female friendships, class and privilege, and how women will centre men, who aren't amazing, but simply not terrible. Though it seemed to pull me out of the story slightly, to talk about these topics through the eyes of the characters and their experiences, before moving back to the mystery at the heart of the story.
Overall, a really interesting book,