A review by kategci
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid

4.0

I picked up a used copy of this book while in Key West at the end of August. Written in the second person, in the form of a self-help book ( at least in the first paragraph or page of every section) that quickly segued into a novel, it follows our unnamed narrator through his life. Deftly written, it is light and humorous on the surface, but becomes a serious commentary on life in Asia, about a man trying to rise out of his humble origins. Parts of this story were familiar and parts were a surprise. Mohsin Hamid has a sharp eye and a sharper pen. For a slight book about a foreign country and society, it is worth spending an afternoon reading.