A review by oliviaalice
Brick Lane by Monica Ali

challenging funny informative 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? It's complicated

3.75

Beautifully written and a beautiful story. I felt fully immersed in Nazneen’s world and was rooting for her. Although the jumps all ove the place were sometimes a bit confusing. Don’t know if I just didn’t understand things but  felt like things needed to be clearer sometimes. Like I’m not sure now if her mother

killed herself or was also having an affair?

Also took me so long to read as nothing happened in the start and I had to push through. Good immersion into a culture I had little experience with but the actual writing could have been better.