Litsy

Exit West | Mohsin Hamid

I‘m 145/231 pages and while I like the concepts presented in the book I‘m struggling with how it‘s written. The pacing is weird, the sentence formatting is weird to me. There‘s long winded tangents and then short staccato like sentences; but it‘s like they don‘t flow nicely. A lot of telling and not showing. Is it worth continuing? #exitwest #poll #continueornot?

Megabooks Oh yeah it‘s a weird book, but I like the quirkiness. 5y

haileybean @Megabooks I‘m enjoying the concepts, and open to it having doors left open (BA DUM TSSS) it‘s just the actual writing. Something is obviously propelling me forward or I wouldn‘t have given it this many pages. I‘m just worried the writing style is going to leave a sour taste 5y

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled No. I found the weird leap of magical realism ridiculous. (strong opinion! Sorry!) (edited) 5y

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laurabilly13

Exit West | Mohsin Hamid

The second of Hamid‘s that I‘ve read and enjoying it so far #mohsinhamid #exitwest #booksonbeaches

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Jess7

Exit West: A Novel | Mohsin Hamid

💥 #KINDLEDEAL ALERT 💥 - The ebook of #ExitWest by #mohsinhamid is on sale for $3.99 if anyone is interested.

#kindledeals #ebookdeals #ebooks #ebook #deals #sale #deal #amazon #amazondeals #onsale

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Jess7

Exit West: A Novel | Mohsin Hamid

Yay! 🎉📚📬 My #botm #bookmail arrived today! I am looking forward to reading #exitwest and #thebookofessie ! Which book(s) did you choose?

#tbr #bookofthemonth #bookofthemonthclub #bookhaul

Redwritinghood I also got

The Book of Essie: A novel

DannyOlda I did the Anomaly and also picked up Circe though I was definitely tempted by Sedaris. 7y

Literary_Siren

The Anomaly

carriepaige I picked Essie too and then also grabbed An American Marriage and Marlena. Exit West is on my list, too! 7y

Shaaaannnn Loved Exit West! 7y

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Jess7

The Book of Essie: A novel | Meghan MacLean Weir

Ok... so I have no shelf-control 😂🤓📚 I considered skipping, but I chose #TheBookofEssie as my #BOTM and I added #ExitWest because it‘s been on my #TBR for a long time. 🙋🏻‍♀️ Which book did you choose? #bookofthemonth

TBOE: “A debut novel of family, fame, and religion that tells the emotional, captivating story of the 17 yo daughter of a preacher, star of a reality show, and a secret pregnancy that threatens to blow their entire world apart.”

riversong153 Still undecided..thinking about The Kiss Quotient. Tbh my BOTM stack of unreads is already tall enough lol. I think I have a problem 🤔 7y

Ashley_Nicoletto I can't wait to read The Book of Essie! 7y

ElishaLovesBooks I almost chose this. But I picked the David Sedaris and The Kiss Quotient. I need some funny in my life 😁 7y

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JamieArc I picked The KISS Quotient and Calypso too. Sedaris will be in my area soon, so that was a no brained, and in the summer, I really do crave a sexy, light beach read and this seems perfect for it. 7y

Hooked_on_books I almost chose the tagged book but ended up skipping. I‘m a little disappointed with the choices this month. 7y

Redwritinghood I also got

The Book of Essie: A novel

LiteraryAries I ended up skipping this month too. I did buy The Outsider the other day though. 7y

Jess7 Mine botm backlist is ridiculous too! I caved though... oh well! 🤣 @riversong153 7y

Jess7 @Ashley_Nicoletto I think it looks good. Just wasn‘t really on my radar before this. I like Trojan and she was the guest judge that picked it! 🤗 7y

Jess7 I get that! We all need some funny! I haven‘t read David Sedaris yet. I‘ve been meaning too, but I think all the books said this might not be the one to introduce a reader to his humor if you hadn‘t read some of his other work, so I decided to skip on that one for now. Hope it‘s good. @ElishaLovesBooks @JamieArc I‘m sure @britt_brooke will get it from her library read it. I think she likes DS. (edited) 7y

Jess7 I almost skipped. I waited all day to click finalize. @Hooked_on_books @LiteraryAries (edited) 7y

Jess7 I hope it‘s good! I‘ve heard good things and I like Trojan (the guest judge that picked it!) @Redwritinghood 7y

JamieArc @Jess7 I think I saw @britt_brooke review today actually. 7y

Jess7 Ohh haha that doesn‘t surprise me! @JamieArc 7y

britt_brooke @JamieArc Yes!! 💚 @Jess7 David Sedaris is one of my favorites! I preordered it on Audible and am going to see him at Parnassus in a couple of weeks. 😄 I‘d probably recommend starting with one of his earlier collections (probably Me Talk Pretty One Day). (edited) 7y

JamieArc @britt_brooke Me Talk Pretty One Day was my intro to him years ago and I loved it (partly because I was living in France at the time so it was very relatable) so I was happy to see your comparison to this. 7y

britt_brooke @JamieArc It was my first, too! He‘s such a great story teller and I love his dark humor. 7y

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suzanne.literarylife

Exit West: A Novel | Mohsin Hamid

Curled up with a book and French martini.

#literarylife #booksandmartinis #bookishmoments #exitwest #mohsinhamid #frenchmartinitime

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suzanne.literarylife

Exit West: A Novel | Mohsin Hamid

Have wanted to read this for while and received in my bundle from @pageonebooks. I think I am more excited than Grayson.

@graysonthedane #literarylife #dogsofinstagram #bookishmoments #page1books #exitwest #mohisinhamid

ladym30 So beautiful!! 7y

suzanne.literarylife Thank you :) 7y

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Exit West: A Novel | Mohsin Hamid

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A story about love, loyalty and courage with elements of magical realism.This story follows independent Nadia and reserved Saeed, who begin seeing each other while their country is on the brink of civil war. As their country worsens we then see their journey as refugees. Their struggle with this new life and their uncertain future, while trying not to lose touch with who they are or each other.
#exitwest #bookworm #booklover #bokkandbeverage

Chelsea.Poole lovely ♥️ ☕️ 📖 7y

Bookalong @Chelsea.Poole 😊😊😊 7y

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