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Ayesha at Last
by Uzma Jalaluddin
A modern-day Muslim Pride and Prejudice for a new generation of love.
“There is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil, a natural defect, which not even the best education can overcome." "And your defect is a propensity to hate everybody." "And yours," he replied with a smile, "is wilfully to misunderstand them.” This is Pride and Prejudice.
''Everyone has a tendency to some particular evil that not even the most fervent prayers and education can overcome.” “Your defect is a tendency to judge everyone,” Ayesha said. “And yours,” he said with a smile, “is to willfully misunderstand them.” This is Ayesha At Last.
I read 'Hana Khan Carries On' before this book and I can tell the author really grew as a writer over time. 'Ayesha At Last' did not start out as something fast-paced and entertaining (like the aforementioned book) but it does grow on you eventually.
As does Khalid, which surprised me. You can really find that kind of man in our Muslim communities: bonus points for realism and on-point characterization. Love it. Like to other people in the book, I thought him irritating in the beginning, yet as you read more about him, you realize he really is a good man, albeit narrow-minded and inflexible with a lack of experience.
None the less, the second half of the book is very rushed and it feels like very little thought went into it.
☆ The author tried a hundred sublots and explored none; plastering them like post-it notes to perhaps 'spice up' the story. We just ended up with an unsavory mix.
☆ Things happened fast and it was so flimsily written that it seemed the author had a checklist she was ticking off (a Pride and Prejudice checklist), rather than actually staying true to the story and putting effort into it.
☆ Everything else happened without the characters' input - they just 'went with the flow' no matter how ridiculous and illogical the happenings were, and the happenings were blander than water.
All of this dampened the romance considerably.
“There is, I believe, in every disposition a tendency to some particular evil, a natural defect, which not even the best education can overcome." "And your defect is a propensity to hate everybody." "And yours," he replied with a smile, "is wilfully to misunderstand them.” This is Pride and Prejudice.
''Everyone has a tendency to some particular evil that not even the most fervent prayers and education can overcome.” “Your defect is a tendency to judge everyone,” Ayesha said. “And yours,” he said with a smile, “is to willfully misunderstand them.” This is Ayesha At Last.
I read 'Hana Khan Carries On' before this book and I can tell the author really grew as a writer over time. 'Ayesha At Last' did not start out as something fast-paced and entertaining (like the aforementioned book) but it does grow on you eventually.
As does Khalid, which surprised me. You can really find that kind of man in our Muslim communities: bonus points for realism and on-point characterization. Love it. Like to other people in the book, I thought him irritating in the beginning, yet as you read more about him, you realize he really is a good man, albeit narrow-minded and inflexible with a lack of experience.
None the less, the second half of the book is very rushed and it feels like very little thought went into it.
☆ The author tried a hundred sublots and explored none; plastering them like post-it notes to perhaps 'spice up' the story. We just ended up with an unsavory mix.
☆ Things happened fast and it was so flimsily written that it seemed the author had a checklist she was ticking off (a Pride and Prejudice checklist), rather than actually staying true to the story and putting effort into it.
☆ Everything else happened without the characters' input - they just 'went with the flow' no matter how ridiculous and illogical the happenings were, and the happenings were blander than water.
All of this dampened the romance considerably.