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The Reluctant Fundamentalist
The Reluctant Fundamentalist | Mohsin Hamid
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Now a major motion picture One of those achingly assured novels that makes you happy to be a reader. Junot Diaz At a caf table in Lahore, a bearded Pakistani man converses with an uneasy American stranger. As dusk deepens to night, he begins the tale that has brought them to this fateful encounter . . . Changez is living an immigrants dream of America. At the top of his class at Princeton, he is snapped up by an elite valuation firm. He thrives on the energy of New York, and his budding romance with elegant, beautiful Erica promises entry into Manhattan society at the same exalted level once occupied by his own family back in Lahore. But in the wake of September 11, Changez finds his position in his adopted city suddenly overturned, and his relationship with Erica shifting. And Changezs own identity is in seismic shift as well, unearthing allegiances more fundamental than money, power, and maybe even love. Brief, charming, and quietly furious . . . a resounding success. Village Voice A Washington Post and San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year A New York Times Notable Book
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Hooked_on_books
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Pickpick

I‘ve been dragging my feet on my review, as I‘m not sure what to say about this one. I enjoyed reading it, but I feel like it was a little too subtle. The structure is interesting, employing the second person effectively, but it lacked the punch I was expecting. Between pick and so-so.

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CounterfeitNickel
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Pickpick

A great recommendation from @Caterina , this was a fun cerebral allegory that kept me hooked the whole way through. Very human, dark, but not without elements of hope. 4/5

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jenniferw88
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Mehso-so
Cinfhen I bailed on this one 2y
jenniferw88 @Cinfhen I did the audio (slightly over 4 hours) but ended up at 1.30x speed. 2y
Librarybelle Awesome job stacking the challenges for this one! 2y
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Cinfhen That‘s a good way to get through it!!! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 2y
BarbaraBB 4⭐️ yet a so-so? 2y
jenniferw88 @BarbaraBB yeah, it's a low 4 star. It held my attention at the beginning, but the middle lagged. The ending surprised me though! 2y
BarbaraBB I remember that ending! 2y
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rockpools
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Pickpick

Let‘s start catching up on these reviews, starting with a low pick.

This was quite a strange one - a one-sided conversation between strangers in a cafe in Lahore, Pakistan. I thought it was clever and thought-provoking and held my attention throughout- but I also felt weirdly detached from it.

I listened to the audio, which was great, but I suspect this would have been a different experience in print.

#Booked2021 #RelatedTo911

Cinfhen I started this in print but was having difficulty connecting so I bailed!!! I think Audio might be a better fit for me😜 3y
BarbaraTheBibliophage I‘ve been wondering about this one after reading and enjoying his more recent book. 3y
rockpools @Cinfhen It might… The audio was well done - I think I just tended to wander off when it was on 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3y
rockpools @BarbaraTheBibliophage I loved Exit West. I guess this was just a more difficult read - it‘s worth giving a go though; it‘s interesting in both style and topic. 3y
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AnneCecilie
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Pickpick

Two strangers. One cafe. One of them starts telling his story to the other, about how he studied at a prestigious university and got headhunted to an equally prestigious job.

I loved the way this story was told and the writing. I will definitely read more by Hamid.

#foodandlit #Pakistan

Cathythoughts Lovely review ❤️ I loved this one too & remember it well. 3y
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AnneCecilie
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#BookReport

Still reading my buddy reads; Emily, Persuasion and 400 Souls.

I read the other four books.

Edit: I‘m also currently reading Broken by Jenny Lawson

Cinfhen Are you enjoying your reads!??? 3y
AnneCecilie @Cinfhen Very much. All my finished books are great and Lawson is Lawson 3y
Cinfhen 😄👍🏽 3y
Teresereading Rain Heron is very good 3y
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Cathythoughts
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Pickpick

‘It‘s more of a novella than a novel she said , it leaves space for your thoughts to echo‘
Space for your thoughts to echo.. I thought of what and where is home .. home as a person or a country or a familiar sight. Home as a love story these characters could not let go of.
What we become attached to and why.
Such a profoundly moving book , many poignant moments .. that will echo in my thoughts. Very beautiful & sad. All the stars
#Booked2021

MsMelissa I‘m glad to see this as a pick since reviews are all over the place. It‘s on my TBR pile but I don‘t know that I‘ll get to it anytime soon. 3y
Cathythoughts @MsMelissa I wouldn‘t have got to it either only for #Booked2021 ... yes I see lots of mixed reviews! I loved it 👍🏻❤️ 3y
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TrishB Lovely review ❤️ 3y
Tamra What TrishB said. 😄 3y
Cathythoughts @TrishB @Tamra Thanks you guys ❤️ 3y
Ruthiella Glad it was a pick for you! 😃 3y
Cathythoughts @Ruthiella Thanks! It really was ❤️ 3y
MaureenMc I loved this one, too. So thought-provoking. 3y
Cathythoughts @MaureenMc Yes ! So thought provoking.. there‘s a depth to it 3y
Reggie Lovely review, Cathy! 3y
Centique Wonderful review Cathy 😍 You are finding lots of great ones at the moment! I have this on my TBR or else I would have stacked it. 3y
BarbaraBB Great review ❤️ 3y
erzascarletbookgasm That‘s lovely 👍 3y
rockpools Beautiful review- I was just deciding whether to try this. I think I will (and I did love Exit West) 3y
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Cathythoughts
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I hope I like this one 🤞🏻 for #Booked2021 ... mixed reviews on Litsy.. ( just waiting on the dinner, cooking away in the oven .. nice Saturday

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I liked it, but it‘s one of those written in a unique way...so I think the format and lack of a black and white conclusion annoyed some people. I personally liked it for those reasons. 3y
Ruthiella It‘s not my favorite but I understand the appeal. Hope you like it! 😀 3y
andrew61 I remember enjoying it Cathy so hope it goes well. 3y
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Reggie I liked it. I hope you like it! 3y
Cathythoughts @Ruthiella @andrew61 @Reggie Thanks All, it‘s going ok so far 🤞🏻 3y
Cathythoughts @Riveted_Reader_Melissa Sounds like I might like that too .. I don‘t mind an open ending 👍🏻😁 3y
Cathythoughts @Riveted_Reader_Melissa I just finished this today & I agree ! I like the format & the uncertainty of it all 👍🏻❤️ 3y
Riveted_Reader_Melissa @Cathythoughts I‘m glad you liked it. I liked the unique format, and I thought the uncertain ending was perfect for this book...makes you think, let‘s you see how people could make the decisions and choices they do, even ones that are opposite to what you might believe. I thought all of that made it well done. 3y
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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️ An interesting concept that didn‘t quite deliver. It‘s stylistically exhausting. And an almost too obvious allegory. Changez, once a Pakistani living the “American Dream,” is now back in his home country regaling his experience to an unnamed American traveler. I was saddened by the post-9/11 racial subjugation he endured, but his knee-jerk reaction to the attacks made me incredibly sick and uncomfortable. Point taken, dude.

Leftcoastzen Don‘t hold back , tell me what you really think.😂It‘s been on my TBR a long time , 😕🤔 3y
Hooked_on_books This is the second recent pan review I‘ve seen of this book. I have an unread copy on my shelf which I think is now going to stay there a little bit longer. (Don‘t worry, I have lots more to choose from. 😆) 3y
SamAnne I absolutely loved Exit West and this one has been on my TBR list. 3y
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Cinfhen I bailed on this one! Awesome review and helped to confirmed my initial suspicions... Thanks, Britt!! 3y
Cathythoughts Oh dear 🤦🏼‍♀️ I have it ready to read for #Booked2021 .... if I don‘t like it , I‘m bailing 3y
britt_brooke @Cinfhen Thanks! I was immediately turned off by the style. Just awful. Good call on bailing! 😂 3y
britt_brooke @SamAnne I loved Exit West, too! Five stars. I think I might‘ve liked this story more if the style was different. 3y
britt_brooke @Cathythoughts I hope you have a better experience! 🤞🏻 3y
ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Ugh. Didn‘t care for Exit West and doubt this will do it for me either. Is there a “remove from stack” button? Ha ha! Thanks for the heads up! 3y
britt_brooke @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled 😂 If you didn‘t enjoy Exit West, def skip this one. Total miss. Just awful. 🙅🏼‍♀️ 3y
KVanRead Well said. “Stylistically exhausting” is exactly right. I think I would‘ve bailed if it hadn‘t been so short. 3y
britt_brooke @KVanRead Thanks! 😬 I agree - if it had been any longer, I‘d have bailed, too. 3y
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KVanRead
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Panpan

Finally finished my March #BooksSpin and unpopular opinion time, but this book was a total cringe fest for me. Some very important issues to explore here but I found the writing unbearably pretentious and clunky, the one-sided conversation conceit gimmicky and annoying, and the attitude toward women smarmy and shallow. Poor, broken (Am)Erica hung up on her lost love Chris(tianity) was simply more than I could take. I hoped the ‘twist‘⤵️

KVanRead ...I‘d heard about would redeem this somehow. It did not. 3y
Ruthiella I didn‘t like this book much either. I‘ve also read How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia and Exit West as well and just found them OK. 3y
KVanRead @Ruthiella Good to know. I‘ve heard good things about those but at the moment I‘m feeling like his writing style is not for me. 3y
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KVanRead But I did FINALLY read a book for #ReadingAsia2021 #Pakistan @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle (edited) 3y
rubyslippersreads 😻😻😻 3y
Leftcoastzen On my TBR , now I‘m wondering.. 3y
BarbaraBB That‘s a bummer. I loved it. How he describes how it must have been for Muslims after 9/11. But that may be because it was the first book I read on the subject 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3y
KVanRead @rubyslippersreads Apollo on the other hand enjoyed sinking his teeth into it😺 3y
KVanRead @Leftcoastzen Most people seem to really love it, judging from the reviews, just wasn‘t for me. 3y
KVanRead @BarbaraBB I actually liked that aspect of it and wished he‘d spent more time exploring that more deeply. 3y
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 3y
britt_brooke On point review! I just finished this today. 3y
KVanRead Thanks. Wish it had been otherwise, but that‘s just the way it goes🤷🏻‍♀️ 3y
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Daisey
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Pickpick

This was an interesting read from a perspective I‘ve not read before and made me consider things in a different light. The writing style took just a bit to get used to, but it held my attention. I can‘t say I was completely satisfied with the ending, but it also seemed perfectly appropriate.

#1001books #Reading1001 #TBRTakedown July 2020

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kellock
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Pickpick

A nice quick re-read. I remembered instantly why I liked it, the one sided conversational style is different but extremely engaging and keeps it moving at a pace. I'm sure it will get read again at some point.

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kellock
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A reread and a quick space filler while I wait for my new kindle. Still glorious in Scotland so needed something to read outside 📚

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GrahamBarnesy
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Pickpick

“It is remarkable indeed how we human beings are capable of delighting in the mating call of a flower while we are surrounded by the charred carcasses of our fellow animals—but then we are remarkable creatures.”

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Traveler13
Pickpick

A re-read for school but still enjoyable

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Christinak
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Today I‘m curled up on the couch and starting to tackle my enormous TBR pile with this book.
What is rare is I actually remember when I added this to my ever growing pile.
http://blog.ed.ted.com/2016/12/08/the-worlds-required-reading-list-the-books-tha...

Shortly after this list was published I found these at a library book sale. This year I hope to finally read them. #IHaveWaitedThreeYearsForThis #BeatTheBacklist

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acw
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Pickpick

This book left me feeling quiet, in a good, reflective way. The way the story was told - to a stranger at a restaurant - was peculiar... not sure I liked that approach as often as it was confronted, but it was interesting regardless. The book offered perspective in a way that is not usually attended to. Uneasy ending, but one that leaves the reader only further intrigued.

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Emilymdxn
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Pickpick

On balance I really liked this. The narrator was so individual and it worked so so well as an audiobook, I loved the style of the writing and the central character. Can‘t deny I‘d have loved the only main female character to be a bit more of a person in her own right rather than an unfathomable enigma symbolising political forces but it didn‘t make it a bad book.

#wintergames #merryreaders #tbrread @Clwojick @StayCurious

Clwojick 16 pt 4y
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steph_phanie
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"I had always thought of America as a nation that looked forward; for the first time I was struck by its determination to look back."

I was moved by this book - by the narrator's perspective on a post-9/11 America, by his pursuit of love, and by the relevance this book holds in today's #political climate. I was left wanting to discuss Erica as a #metaphor for #America as well as Hamid's ending.

#moshinhamid #thereluctantfundamentalist #quote

BarbaraBB One of my favorite books ever! 4y
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JillR
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Pickpick

This was a strange one; it was compulsively readable, so much so I read it In nearly one sitting, but I felt I was missing something. I realise now that much of the central love story may be an allegory, but it was so lightly done that I didn‘t feel the main character‘s change of heart about America was fully explained or explored. I wanted more from this than it gave and was left feeling unsettled and unsatisfied.

TrishB Great review 👍🏻 5y
JillR Thanks @TrishB :) 5y
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Naj
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Mehso-so

This is a strange one. There's something that makes you keep turning the pages. I did read this in a day, but there's nothing of substance here. Even the writing seemed awfully contrived at the end, some of the analogies are so cringeworthy I was amazed how they made it in, and most importantly it's all a bit shallow. I wanted more nuance and depth, especially in the politics. A wasted opportunity IMO. 2.5 🌟
But idk why it's so readable.

LauraBeth This is a thoughtful review. 5y
Naj @LauraBeth That's exactly what I needed this book to be! More thoughtful. And definitely way longer than it was. 200 odd pages are way too less for what Hamid wanted to say. I will read Exit West though as I am interested to see how different it is from this one, and I really hope it is different. 5y
8little_paws This was his first novel. I thought he got better with his second and third 5y
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Naj @8little_paws I'll definitely be reading more of him as I do think this one had a lot of potential. Despite the two stars, I didn't hate it. Glad to know his writing got better. I'm looking forward to Exit West. 5y
DivineDiana Did not read this book, but I liked the movie! 5y
Naj @DivineDiana I really want to watch the movie because it has Riz Ahmed lol! 5y
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cathysaid
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First book in #24in48 #readathon & it‘s a hard one to review. Many valid observations about the assumptions we make & solid points about the imperialist attitude often found in the US. Plus a truly amazing, challenging ending that makes this book a controversial work of art. It also flat pissed me off. I heard people (via phone) dying on the morning of 9/11, so I tend to have a visceral, non-objective reaction. Still, I wholeheartedly recommend.

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cathysaid
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Hour 6 challenge includes posting the first line of your current read for #24in48 . The beard motif becomes quite symbolic as the story nears the end. While it took many pages for me to engage with this one, I‘m now quite invested.

@24in48

jhod Love this book 5y
BookishTrish @jhod Me too. 5y
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cathysaid
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Only 30 minutes into #24in48, but had to pause for a doughnut break. My sweetie thought I needed supplies 🥰

@24in48

callielafleur I will be pausing soon for a doughnut break myself! 5y
Texreader Oh nice! 5y
AlaMich That is love right there!!😊 5y
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Mollyanna Wonderful sweetie you got there! They look yummy. 5y
cathysaid @Mollyanna @AlaMich @Texreader @callielafleur The sweetest part is that he‘s not at all a reader so he doesn‘t “get it” but he knows it‘s important to me. 💕 5y
julesG 😍 5y
readinginthedark Yum! 🤤🍩🍩🍩 5y
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Amiable
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Pickpick

At a café in Lahore, Changez, a Pakistani, chats with an uneasy American stranger, detailing the story of his life. He was living the dream of every immigrant to the U.S. -- until 9/11/01. This is written in a fascinating narrative style -- the entire book is just Changez talking to the man, who is never quoted but whose impressions and reactions are described in a way that makes him seem like an important character.

Day 12: #adventrecommends

BarbaraBB I loved this book! 5y
Amiable @BarbaraBB Me too! It was such a good read. 5y
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LeahBergen
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Okay. I better start this one already as my book club meeting is on Thursday night.

#CurrentRead
#ReadingResolutions

Leftcoastzen I have heard good things about this , on mountain TBR 6y
Amiable I really liked this one. 6y
BarbaraBB It is very good, you‘ll manage to finish it by Thursday. Looking forward to your review 😘 6y
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saresmoore So much pressure from book clubs! 6y
rockpools Bags of time! 6y
ephemeralwaltz What a lovely edition! I really liked this one. It's a quick read 👌 6y
LauraBeth This sounds good 📚 6y
Currey It is a good book club book; a short read with some long thought 6y
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BarbaraJean
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This was number 5 for #makemereadit. Another excellent pick. I wasn‘t fond of the narrative style at first—2nd person/one-sided conversation—and as the book went on, the narration had me on edge (perfectly so). The narrator, a Pakistani national, describes working at a prestigious NYC firm in the months leading up to & following 9/11. I‘m fascinated by unreliable narrators (or was he?) & this was perfectly executed. Wonderfully thought-provoking.

MommyWantsToReadHerBook So glad you liked it! 6y
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BarbaraJean
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As a society, you were unwilling to reflect upon the shared pain that united you with those who attacked you. You retreated into myths of your own difference, assumptions of your own superiority. And you acted out these beliefs on the stage of the world, so that the entire planet was rocked by the repercussions of your tantrums, not least my family, now facing war thousands of miles away.

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BarbaraJean
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Next up for #makemereadit, as well as the last of the stack of books I brought on vacation. We‘re here till Saturday... clearly, I should have packed another couple books! But I do have 8 remaining Hoopla checkouts for the month, as well as the book I bought for myself while shopping for my swap match... I think I‘ll be okay. 😏

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Smrloomis
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On sale in various formats 🎉 I don‘t care for this cover but I definitely enjoyed reading this some years ago.

jhod Yes, loved this book 6y
Smrloomis @jhod me, too 😁 6y
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Riveted_Reader_Melissa
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Pickpick

This quick read has a very unique writing structure, it is basically one side of a conversation between two men, one who does all the talking. The story details his life graduating from Princeton, getting a lucrative job, becoming completely infatuated with a women..all with 9/11 as the backdrop and feeling more & more drawn back to his native Pakistan and it‘s precarious position as the US begins it‘s war on terrorism.(spoiler below)
#Reading1001

Riveted_Reader_Melissa What I loved was the untied up quality of a lot of the questions, it leaves you with this disaffected young man, totally disillusioned with the American Dream, who could go either way, could have already gone either way... and that unanswered ending I think is just genius in many ways. It puts you in his shoes where you can understand how he could fall in either direction with equal probability. 6y
Lola I love everything he writes. 😍 And totally agree with what you posted above. (edited) 6y
MommyWantsToReadHerBook Loved this book! 6y
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Joy0201
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Pickpick

I really enjoyed this. I‘ve wanted to read it for a while. Glad I finally did.

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Joy0201
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My book for tonight while my boyfriend teaches. He had the AC on 85. In Houston. In almost August. What was he thinking?!!

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Simona
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I need my sleep 💤 I‘m done for today.

#24in48

LeahBergen Good night! 😘 6y
tysephine That cover is amazing! 6y
batsy Fantastic cover! 6y
Simona @LeahBergen I‘m well rested and ready for some reading 😘 6y
Simona @tysephine @batsy I recently ‘discovered‘ Penguin Essentials collection and most of the books have really amazing covers. 6y
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Simona
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First lines from my next book for #24in48 challenge: Hours 6 - Marvelous Opening Lines.

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Suet624
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Many thanks to @Readerann for her suggestion that I read Hamid‘s other books. This book was fantastic. He has a brilliant way of highlighting what I find most troublesome about our country.

DivineDiana The movie is good too! 6y
Leftcoastzen It is near the top of my TBR. 6y
Suet624 @DivineDiana I just watched the trailer. It looks really good. 👍🏼 6y
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arubabookwoman @ DivineDiana Didn‘t realize it was a movie too. Will search Netflix. 6y
Suet624 @arubabookwoman I‘m watching it now. It‘s on Sundance. Might be on Hulu. Not on Netflix. 6y
Readerann @Suet624 So glad you liked the book! I didn‘t like the movie as much, but that‘s often the case. 😗 6y
Reggie Yes!!! This book opened up my mind to a lot of things. 6y
ValerieAndBooks I read this many years ago and honestly don‘t remember much, for some reason. 6y
Suet624 @ValerieAndBooks I know that feeling. 😁 6y
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KellyHunsakerReads
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Listening to this short book by #MohsinHamid for the Diversify challenge on the Goodreads #Reading1001 books group. I am more than halfway through and it is excellent.

#1001books #audiobook

ShookBelf I bought this a couple of weeks ago - may need to move it up my TBR stack. 6y
KellyHunsakerReads I hope you will like it too. 6y
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Currey
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Pickpick

A very thought provoking book which slowly pulls the reader into a personal allegorical story about falling in love with America and then slowly rejecting that dream. The narrator tells his story through a delightfully written monologue addressed to an American stranger in a home town cafe in Pakistan. The ending is both obvious and completely ambiguous.

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JGadz11
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I may have packed a little heavy for my trip home this summer... 🤔📚💝

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ephemeralwaltz
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Another read from last summer which I loved! #4newfavesin4days #day4

I'm really looking forward to reading Exit West and his previous novels :)

Have you read this @Cinfhen ? Thanks for such a fun challenge! Let's do it again soon. 💜

DivineDiana And the movie was great! 6y
ErikasMindfulShelf Do you have Exit West? I‘m cleaning my bookshelves and I would be happy to send it to you if you don‘t have it. 6y
Cinfhen No!!! I was just talking about this book with @BookishMe Need to read it!! Thanks for joining in & sharing your picks 💗 6y
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ephemeralwaltz @DivineDiana I haven't seen it actually. I need to ASAP! 6y
ephemeralwaltz @irre No I don't have it actually!! That's so kind of you but I don't live in the US and know that shipping costs can be a lot.💜💜💜 6y
ephemeralwaltz @Cinfhen 💜💜💜 6y
ErikasMindfulShelf Too bad you‘re not closer 😞 6y
ephemeralwaltz @irre I know... :( Someday maybe! 😙 6y
GatheringBooks i was about to ask you whether you‘ve read exit west too! haven‘t read both books myself but am intrigued! 6y
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eedevore
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Reading by flashlight isn‘t as fun as they make it seem in the movies. Maybe the power will be back on tomorrow 😕

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laurieluna
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#99ponkindle #kindledailydeals Different from my usual choices, but trying to branch out. Maybe this could help me out of my slump?

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Reggie
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TrishB Brilliant choice 👍🏻 6y
Cathythoughts Very well said/written. I have heard of this one but haven‘t read , stacked. 6y
batsy Nice! I was on the fence about this but looks like I'll be reading it now. 6y
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Centique This sounds amazing! 6y
Cinfhen Beautiful, but a bit too wordy for me #justsayin 6y
ValerieAndBooks I read this many years ago — good, but didn‘t have me clamoring for more by him. 6y
Reggie @ValerieAndBooks Have you read Exit West? Based on all the reviews, I think he‘s either love him or hate him. I love him. 6y
Reggie @batsy did you read Exit West? I feel he has a pulse on how America is viewed by the rest of the world and I don‘t think it is undeserved. Even in Exit West when he mentions how the refugees would see tv for the first time and wonder how people could have gameshows where food is wasted. I also have felt this way watching some of the Food Network. Anyways, I hope you like The Reluctant Fundamentalist. He deceptively packs a lot in a short book. 6y
Cathythoughts Oh did he write Exit West. I loved that ! Didn‘t realize this is the same author 👍 6y
batsy I haven't, but I think I should. I've flipped through his books in the store and wasn't moved to get them, but now seeing quotes and reviews and your comment... I'm thinking at the very least, I need to give Exit West a try. I like your description of his political engagement in fiction. 6y
DivineDiana @Reggie Have you seen the movie? It was well done! 6y
Reggie @DivineDiana I have not but I know the woman who directed it, Mira Nair, made one of my all time favorite movies, Monsoon Wedding. 6y
DivineDiana @Reggie I did not know that! 🎬 6y
Centique @Reggie oh I LOVED Monsoon Wedding. 😍😍😍I am almost as much a movie lover as a book lover but lately haven‘t gone to as many arty or foreign films as I used to. #becausekids I need to go find Monsoon Wedding and watch it again. 6y
Reggie @Centique I was not meant to own the movie. I loaned it to a friend who loaned it to a friend who moves out of state. That original friend gave it to me for X-mas that year as an apology. Lol. And then the next month I loaned it to a coworker who gets fired the next day and moved without ever giving it back. Boo. Have you ever watched any Pedro Almodovar Spanish movies? Those are also great. 6y
Centique @Reggie OMG that is incredible. No more lending out movies I reckon! I‘ve seen Tie Me Up Tie Me Down and All About My Mother. That 2nd one I adored. Anything else of his I should see? 6y
Reggie Volver, Bad Education, Habla Con Ella, La Ley de de Deseo. Lol I love him. He has more but those by far are his best. 6y
BarbaraBB Great choice! I loved this book so! Exit West too by the way. I read two more by him that I didn‘t really enjoy. 6y
BarbaraBB @batsy Do try! 6y
ValerieAndBooks I haven‘t read Exit West yet; will have to think about it! 6y
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Pickpick

I love it when a $4 B&N bargain turns out to be a 5-star read. This had me right from the start. Since Litsy is about brief reviews, I‘ll just say this book is gripping fiction which made me think hard about some complex issues (always a winning combination, in my opinion). #1001books

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BarbaraJean
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Today‘s #bookhaul! The top two are my husband‘s, the rest are mine. Can‘t resist Half Price Books and their clearance shelves... it‘s just a good thing we have limited room in the suitcase going home!

DebinHawaii Nice haul! 📚👍 6y
GondorGirl Both you and your husband have good taste in books! 6y
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haanim
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I read three books in October.

🥇The Reluctant Fundamentalist
🥈On Beauty
🥉The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

#OctoberReads #bestofoctober

BarbaraBB Good ones! 6y
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