A review by rhodamack09
Karachi Vice: Life and Death in a Contested City by Samira Shackle

4.0

Samira Shackle has been reporting on life in Karachi as a freelance journalist for over a decade, so she knows the lay of the land. Karachi Vice is a work of narrative non-fiction that brings together the stories of five individuals to give the reader a real insight into life in Karachi. Through extensive interviews, and spending time with each individual, Shackle has taken their voices out into the world. I can't help but think how brave these individuals are to have shared their stories, and to admire how Shackle has interweaved them into this eye-opening read. She not only tells the story of these people, but she captures the characters of her subjects. The result of which is a fascinating book that I shall be thinking about for quite some time.