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A review by khoopman
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
3.0
How strange to see the U.S. through the eyes of a young, intelligent Pakistani man. This book was a one-sided conversation, where Changez tells an American of his time in the States. His girlfriend, Erica (symbolizing AmERICA, no?) seemed perfect from the outside, but is deeply broken beneath the facade. Underwood Sampson (U.S, got that?) is painfully elitist and narrowminded in their focus on financial gain. Despite saying all the right things, these characters representing the United States nonetheless reject Changez (ohhh, reject CHANGES, I get it).
Anyway, SPOILER TIME....I believe that the "American businessman" that Changez is talking to the entire time is working WITH the creepy waiter and they corner Changez and murder him at the end. They believe he is a terrorist and do not give a rats ass that he has a heart of gold. That is the only thing that makes sense: there are numerous references to the "businessman" having a gun, and no way Changez is capable of murdering anyone.
Quick read, interesting perspective, loved the story of Changez while he was in the U.S.
Anyway, SPOILER TIME....I believe that the "American businessman" that Changez is talking to the entire time is working WITH the creepy waiter and they corner Changez and murder him at the end. They believe he is a terrorist and do not give a rats ass that he has a heart of gold. That is the only thing that makes sense: there are numerous references to the "businessman" having a gun, and no way Changez is capable of murdering anyone.
Quick read, interesting perspective, loved the story of Changez while he was in the U.S.