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Hanif's magnificent debut investigating possible reasons for the 1988 airplane crash that killed the President of Pakistan, the American Ambassador to Pakistan and some of Pakistan's top military brass. Funny, clever and wonderfully narrated by the unreliable Ali Shigari. We follow the possible threads that may have caused these events....

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This book comes with a lot of twists and turns, and a portrait of an important time in Pakistans history. Of course, it's still a novel, but I still learned a lot about this country, its politics and its history. Even though it discusses serious topics, Hanif writes with a good sense of humour. His characters are all well written and come with their own querks.

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Yesterday's dinner was an Eggplant Curry from #Pakistan with Roti 😋 Will definitely make more of the latter!

Sadly, there won't be a shopping post about this months #FoodandLit country, since I couldn't find any store selling goods from #Pakistan... But since I'm still eating from my Israeli order, a break won't hurt 😅

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Good one.

Very interesting!!!

A Case of Exploding Mangoes is odd, but entertaining. I had no idea what to expect when I started this, but apparently it‘s a fictional account of the mysterious 1988 plane crash which killed Pakistan president, General Zia-ul-Haq. It‘s satire parading as historical fiction and a scathing critique of Pakistan politics and military during the 1980s. #readingasia2021 #pakistan

Starting off the March #20in4 readathon with an audiobook for #readingasia2021 #pakistan. I‘m hoping to be able to multitask, listening to this while I finish up my work day. I‘m also hoping the book lives up to its awesome title. 😂

Fun imaginative story with several interesting characters and story line developments which centres round the imaginative demise of a Pakistani leader.

This week‘s used book haul 🤗📚📚📚📚

I understand it's soldiers' way of talking but the swearing seemed to go nowhere. With heavy heart, I had to give up on this title. One I was looking forward to, for #DiverseReads and #Pakistan title.

Happier note - the book exchange corners at #librarysg have new pretty shelves!! 😍 😍

An unexpectedly enjoyable book club read. I doubt I'd ever have picked it up in a book shop or library but it was a smart, satirical take on the death of General Zia-ul-Haq in a plane crash in the 1980s. After a slowish start, the last few chapters, as the strands of the plot draw together to its culmination, are great.

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Here is the book i picked for my around the world challenge - Pakistan, and from recollection i enjoyed the read. I was a bit hasty picking 'oranges are not the only fruit ' yesterday. Not sure if i have any other fruit based books on bookshelves at home.

"Discovering books was like a discovering a second adolescence. I discovered new sensations in my body. It was even better. It was guilt-free and I could show off. Not that anyone except my librarian friend was impressed."

I found my best read from 2016!