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Good Intentions by Kasim Ali
4.0
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.6/5
An intriguing eye opening book about family, duty, race & religion, friendships, inner struggles and where love fits into all of that.
“ꜱʜᴇ’ꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪ’ᴍ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ.”
Nur is a Pakistani man in college who has fallen in love with a black woman. He has panic attacks, anxiety and fears of letting his family down. As he battles with his love for Yasmina and his faith, religion and what people might think.
“ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴀʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴜꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʙɪᴛ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ, ᴍɪɴᴀ. ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ.”
I’ve not read anything like this before & it was eye opening, I won’t claim to understand, as I don’t think I will ever be in a position to understand how Nur or anyone from a brown skinned/black skinned culture feels. But to have a glimpse into how he sees his place in this world among so many others and how proud he is of his religion and the sense of honour he gains because of it. It was heart wrenching and I don’t think I would have been able to feel that without reading this book.
That being said, I don’t think the author created this book for someone like me to “understand” or “feel” anything. But I’m glad I read it, not only because I loved the love story between the two characters, but because I feel more educated.
Good Intentions has beautiful and sad moments, a modern take on two people falling in love. Living in a country that they feel is not theirs because even though they’ve lived there all their lives, they’re not
An intriguing eye opening book about family, duty, race & religion, friendships, inner struggles and where love fits into all of that.
“ꜱʜᴇ’ꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪ’ᴍ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ.”
Nur is a Pakistani man in college who has fallen in love with a black woman. He has panic attacks, anxiety and fears of letting his family down. As he battles with his love for Yasmina and his faith, religion and what people might think.
“ᴡᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴀʜᴇᴀᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴜꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ꜱᴇᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ʙɪᴛ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ, ᴍɪɴᴀ. ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ.”
I’ve not read anything like this before & it was eye opening, I won’t claim to understand, as I don’t think I will ever be in a position to understand how Nur or anyone from a brown skinned/black skinned culture feels. But to have a glimpse into how he sees his place in this world among so many others and how proud he is of his religion and the sense of honour he gains because of it. It was heart wrenching and I don’t think I would have been able to feel that without reading this book.
That being said, I don’t think the author created this book for someone like me to “understand” or “feel” anything. But I’m glad I read it, not only because I loved the love story between the two characters, but because I feel more educated.
Good Intentions has beautiful and sad moments, a modern take on two people falling in love. Living in a country that they feel is not theirs because even though they’ve lived there all their lives, they’re not