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

4.0

This book largely followed a linear narrative, but leaped freely between character perspectives. While the narrative was reasonably straightforward, the events going on changed dramatically over the course of the book. The interactions of characters was sufficiently nuanced as to be realistic. Creating a book world capturing a place in real life, especially of a time period so recent (2000s after 9/11), is no easy feat. It is perhaps sometimes garrulous, but more often just spare enough in words to capture the feeling rather than the appearance of events (particularly a memorable scene outside a fort). The last section is the most memorable for me, but I will not divulge anything lest I spoil it.