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A review by mesal
The Lost Children of Paradise by Omar Gilani
2.5
What I really liked about this book was the worldbuilding. Gilani is already a visionary with respect to his art, painting distant futures of Pakistan that are somehow feasible and convincing despite their science fictional nature, and this translates well into his fiction. There were a few aspects of the world in this novel that I felt could have been explained better—why did beggars on the streets have prosthetic arms, aside from their obvious contribution to the aesthetic?—but on the whole, this futuristic Pakistan was gratifying to explore.
The plot of The Lost Children of Paradise was less compelling. It read like the detective fiction of the 1900s, following a very specific if slightly unoriginal formula to reach its expected conclusion. I'm not a fan of this subgenre, but I understand that it's loved by many. If you're looking for your next crime fiction fix but with an entirely unique setting, you may well enjoy this book.
The plot of The Lost Children of Paradise was less compelling. It read like the detective fiction of the 1900s, following a very specific if slightly unoriginal formula to reach its expected conclusion. I'm not a fan of this subgenre, but I understand that it's loved by many. If you're looking for your next crime fiction fix but with an entirely unique setting, you may well enjoy this book.