A review by onceandfuturereads
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I can honestly say I didn't think I'd love this book until two thirds of the way through. I kept getting lost in the too-long sentences, and considered DNF'ing a few times. I thought I would maybe love it if it had been a short story instead. But oh my -- though I may not have loved the journey, I loved the end. I loved getting to know Nadia and Saeed and being a fly on the wall for the ebbs and flows of their relationship. This is a brilliant book about immigration and apocalypse and it is as hopeful as it is sad.