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Why we're reading this: A retelling of Antigone tucked inside the story of a Pakistani-British family whose children bear the ram…more
[close] A retelling of Antigone tucked inside the story of a Pakistani-British family whose children bear the ramifications of having a jihadi father.

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Nov 18, 2017 Lia rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: available-cnl, female-authors

Honestly 4.5 but rounding up because the sum of its individual parts make the whole a wonderful and thoughtful read.

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Jan 21, 2018 Denise Cormaney rated it it was amazing

Shelves: one-more-page-book-group, kenmore-st-book-club

Wow. This book is why I read fiction. The author made me look at my assumptions about people I only know from news headlines and see them as human beings. I cared about each of the characters and was rooting for each of them, even when that meant I was rooting for conflicting outcomes! It was also a page-turner; I couldn’t read it fast enough. Highly recommend; I’d give this one 6 stars if I could.

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May 27, 2021 Roxy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: book-club

I finished this book with my pulse racing and my heart pounding in my ears. It started as a slow burn but then wrapped me up tightly in its arms and squeezed the life out of me. I’ll be thinking about this one for years to come.

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Mar 16, 2018 Cat rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fiction, booker-prize-winners

This book was like a drink of fresh, clear water. I cared about the characters, there was plot and lyricism and a parallel to Antigone which made it even richer. It had everything.

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