Glen Helfand answers “I am about a quarter way into this book...”

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I am about a quarter way into this book and am feeling like so far this is pure memoir (as well as a lesson in social studies/politics). I thought this was supposed to be fiction/a novel. How does the rest of the book develop?

Glen Helfand I thought it was so important to listen to an interview with Akhtar and to find out that many of the characters are indeed fictional. In an era when f…moreI thought it was so important to listen to an interview with Akhtar and to find out that many of the characters are indeed fictional. In an era when facts are constantly questioned, it's a smart move, and one that, for me, creates a more complicated filter to read this through. (less)

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by Ayad Akhtar (Goodreads Author)

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