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I need to review it when I'm in a more stable mood. It was so beautiful and at the same time heart breaking that I'm all in tears right now.
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So good. A love story in a crumbling world. I read it in a few sittings.
Hamid writes about all kinds of migration, from the super-current (migrants fleeing crumbling cities), to the more timeless (migrants navigating the stages of their relationships with parents and lovers). If he were a less talented writer, his prose would be called flashy because he'll stretch out a sentence over an entire page. In his hands though, those sentences are nimble and fluid. I read a lot of them aloud.
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Hamid writes about all kinds of migration, from the super-current (migrants fleeing crumbling cities), to the more timeless (migrants navigating the stages of their relationships with parents and lovers). If he were a less talented writer, his prose would be called flashy because he'll stretch out a sentence over an entire page. In his hands though, those sentences are nimble and fluid. I read a lot of them aloud.
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Wow. This book. I tore through it in a day (fast, even for me) and don't let the dreamy writing fool you, this is a book that tackles some tough issues (migrants, civil war, xenophobia) but never feels preachy or overwrought. I can see why this made the long list for Man Booker.
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Lyrical and affecting. The perfect book for 2017. I hope it wins all the awards.
Jun 17, 2017
Alison
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