A review by merixcil
Salaam Brick Lane: A Year in the New East End by Tarquin Hall

2.0

This had interesting moments and offers up some good insight in places but overall it feels a bit too much like the author is hawkishly surveying the working class people around him like they are fascinating exhibits. Perhaps it would stick better if the book didn't end with him happily leaving the East End. It might age well though, right now it's neither modern enough to be poignant or old enough to offer a glimpse into another time