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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.
I'll be thi ...more
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.
I'll be thi ...more
Romantic, heartbreaking, and eye-opening.
Considering the way many in the world feel about refugees, I believe this book should be mandatory reading. It might stoke the empathy for what those fleeing danger in their homelands go through.
Considering the way many in the world feel about refugees, I believe this book should be mandatory reading. It might stoke the empathy for what those fleeing danger in their homelands go through.
Nadia and Saeed meet in trying circumstances when the security situation in their city is becoming increasingly dangerous.
Nadia dresses conservatively in long black robes, but espouses more progressive views and has chosen to live independently and work which is considered radical in her situation and has been disowned by her family for doing so. Saeed has a much more close knit caring family and as the situation worsens and they need to decide whether they should stay or flee the evolution of ...more
Nadia dresses conservatively in long black robes, but espouses more progressive views and has chosen to live independently and work which is considered radical in her situation and has been disowned by her family for doing so. Saeed has a much more close knit caring family and as the situation worsens and they need to decide whether they should stay or flee the evolution of ...more
Lyrical and affecting. The perfect book for 2017. I hope it wins all the awards.
best book published this year
I really loved this book. The language is sumptuous and the story is so relevant for our times.
Mar 28, 2017
Lauren
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it was amazing
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