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A review by fidoe
The Carpet Weaver by Nemat Sadat
3.0
Week 1 Book 1
The carpet weaver by Nemat Sadat
Rating: 3/5
This is a historical fiction based in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and America in the end. It revolves around the Nurzada family. The father is a reputed Carpet shop owner, who lives with his devout wife and two kids, a girl Benafsha and a boy Kanishka. The father is secretly a Maoist, and the son has his own secret - he is gay. The book starts in the 1970s when Kanishka is a teenager, and trying to understand what he wants from life and love. A political coup breaks up the family: the father is taken away for being a traitor and the family is faced with the reality of escaping Afghanistan to save their life.
The writing style is comfortable, with beautiful descriptions of Afghanistan, and the life there, their clothes, food, culture. The story is engaging, but feels a little rushed in the end. It's not an easy read, but still an important book to be read, to understand those times and the struggle of those who don't fit in.
The carpet weaver by Nemat Sadat
Rating: 3/5
This is a historical fiction based in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and America in the end. It revolves around the Nurzada family. The father is a reputed Carpet shop owner, who lives with his devout wife and two kids, a girl Benafsha and a boy Kanishka. The father is secretly a Maoist, and the son has his own secret - he is gay. The book starts in the 1970s when Kanishka is a teenager, and trying to understand what he wants from life and love. A political coup breaks up the family: the father is taken away for being a traitor and the family is faced with the reality of escaping Afghanistan to save their life.
The writing style is comfortable, with beautiful descriptions of Afghanistan, and the life there, their clothes, food, culture. The story is engaging, but feels a little rushed in the end. It's not an easy read, but still an important book to be read, to understand those times and the struggle of those who don't fit in.