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A review by sonaksha
Paper Moon by Rehana Munir
4.0
Paper Moon is a beautifully crafted story about books, love, wandering into unexpected things and the nooks and crannies of families that are often unspoken about. I read this one on the recommendation of a dear friend's blog 'Words and Worlds' during a really strange and uncertain time and I'm so grateful as it pulled me out of a reading slump. Words flow into each other when Rehana Munir takes you through Fiza's life and soon enough, you're invested in everything that's happening to and around her.
Almost every book lover has fantasised about creating a bookstore, a space where lovers of words sit in their own nooks, yet are bonded by the fragrance of pages - old and new alike. So it's an understatement to say that Rehana Munir left me wondering what it would be like to walk into Fiza's world. However, what I also loved, apart from all the book magic and wandering dreams was the way intricacies and complications of families were dealt with. It was refreshing to see the writer navigated it while creating spaces for newer definitions of families in the process, ones that may have become a lot more familiar to many of us over the last decade. Another favourite is the way the story creates spaces for greys to exist amidst all the black and whites of our daily lives. In books it's often easier to lean towards definites and certainties so it was pleasantly surprising to see the way Rehana Munir not only created a space for the grey, but also crafted characters that found ways to navigate it.
If you're a book lover, you'll love this one. If not, you'll probably still love it because it's wonderfully written and imagined.
Almost every book lover has fantasised about creating a bookstore, a space where lovers of words sit in their own nooks, yet are bonded by the fragrance of pages - old and new alike. So it's an understatement to say that Rehana Munir left me wondering what it would be like to walk into Fiza's world. However, what I also loved, apart from all the book magic and wandering dreams was the way intricacies and complications of families were dealt with. It was refreshing to see the writer navigated it while creating spaces for newer definitions of families in the process, ones that may have become a lot more familiar to many of us over the last decade. Another favourite is the way the story creates spaces for greys to exist amidst all the black and whites of our daily lives. In books it's often easier to lean towards definites and certainties so it was pleasantly surprising to see the way Rehana Munir not only created a space for the grey, but also crafted characters that found ways to navigate it.
If you're a book lover, you'll love this one. If not, you'll probably still love it because it's wonderfully written and imagined.