A review by rbharath
The Blind Man's Garden by Nadeem Aslam

2.0

The story is set in the difficult times around 9/11 and had a lot of possibilities. However, while it takes up the issue of prejudices and extremism, it does so at a very shallow level. The characters are not well fleshed out and it is difficult to understand why they act the way they do. It is unclear what is the motivation for Jeo and Mikal to suddenly leave for Afghanistan. Similarly, in the face of imminent danger, Rohan picks quarrels rendering him blind. There is a good amount of realism with respect to the ground situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan and that is to the book's credit. But for it's passable story and poor characterization, this book is only an average read..