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A review by fernandame
Good Intentions by Kasim Ali
3.0
I received this book as a giveaway here on Goodreads.
This book is a mixed bag for me. The things that I like is the inclusion of queer people, allows us to enter a little deeper into the lives of Muslim people and their culture, discussion about racism and minorities- specifically people of color.
I so related to Yasmina as I read this book. I married a person with a similar background - he is Hindu and also from a very traditional family. I felt her pain so much and agreed with her conclusion about Nur in the end. I went through very similar things before my marriage and oh did it bring back some not so great memories. I saw a little of my husband in Nur as well. In that sense I feel this book was able to transport me back in time!
My issues with this book has to do with the writing. I feel like the dialogues were off - they didn’t flow and felt unnatural. I know that this book was about Nur, however, I wish I knew a little bit more about the other characters. I would love to know more about Yasmina’s feelings as she was living with Nur - we find out a little more of what is going on in her head in the end but I wish I could have gotten more along the way.
The change in timelines - oh that was so very confusing - when we went to the past it was not linear - we were going back to different years. I did not like that at all..
Having said all of the negative things - I feel that it can be improved and I would read the next book from this author.
This book is a mixed bag for me. The things that I like is the inclusion of queer people, allows us to enter a little deeper into the lives of Muslim people and their culture, discussion about racism and minorities- specifically people of color.
I so related to Yasmina as I read this book. I married a person with a similar background - he is Hindu and also from a very traditional family. I felt her pain so much and agreed with her conclusion about Nur in the end. I went through very similar things before my marriage and oh did it bring back some not so great memories. I saw a little of my husband in Nur as well. In that sense I feel this book was able to transport me back in time!
My issues with this book has to do with the writing. I feel like the dialogues were off - they didn’t flow and felt unnatural. I know that this book was about Nur, however, I wish I knew a little bit more about the other characters. I would love to know more about Yasmina’s feelings as she was living with Nur - we find out a little more of what is going on in her head in the end but I wish I could have gotten more along the way.
The change in timelines - oh that was so very confusing - when we went to the past it was not linear - we were going back to different years. I did not like that at all..
Having said all of the negative things - I feel that it can be improved and I would read the next book from this author.