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The Centre by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi
1.5
mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This book didn’t fail in execution absolutely, but it also didn’t succeed in it. The potential was there, but in the book’s own words “Too self-referential, that was the other problem with it”.

I’m also not a fan of how language learning and linguistics is portrayed in this. The narrator is a bit of a pick-me linguist. And although the book touches on language and culture as part of identity it never goes beyond the surface-level observations.

Overall a frustrating read.