sean_mann 's review for:

The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid

4.0

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A story of the failed suppression of the political self by elite Western institutions (Princeton and New York finance companies specifically). I really enjoyed the style of writing, and the narrator's observations about human relationships were very relatable. Sprinkled throughout the book were bits of wisdom and some nice imagery, such as "the effect of this was to pull and tug at my moods, waves of mourning washed over me, sadness and regret prompted at times by an external stimulus, and at times by an internal one that was almost tidal, for want of a better word."