Mohsin Hamid: The Reluctant Fundamentalist

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Rated 5 stars

“suspenseful and lyrical.”

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Rated 2 stars

“I hate books written in the second person, so maybe I would have liked this story more if it had been written in a different style. I just couldn't match the person narrating with the story he was telling. The voice was off. Though, the fact that I finished it, despite the narration style, is an indication of how good I thought the story was. I just wish it had not been told in retrospect. I wanted more details. I wanted more of Erica. I didn't care about the person he was telling the...”

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clyde m said:

“Just read my review and tell me. Is this book worth stocking on a Library Shelf?”

posted Wednesday, March 26 2008 ( | view 3 replies )

againstthetide said:

“I'm fascinated by this line of discussion regarding the names in the book. Changez - - well that one hits you over the head. But I didn't think of Erica/America - - also I suspect purposeful.

Another thought occurred to me, and I wonder if I'm really stretching or if someone else thought of this too. Chris . . .could the dead Chris be a parallel to Christ. That in some way, for Americans, religion has died and left them worshipping capitalism and doing anything to defend it (believe me, this isn't what I think . . .just wondering if the author might be implying it . . .).”

posted Monday, March 17 2008 ( | view 1 reply )

jacqueline said:

“Was the American killed in the end? What do you think?”

posted Monday, February 18 2008 ( | view 1 reply )

audra b said:

“I just didn't enjoy this book, however it was well written and compelling. I am more of a "third person" or first person "observational" rather than a first person "conversational" type of person ”

posted Monday, January 21 2008

faiza d said:

“I am sorry quite contrary to everyone's praise I found the book terrible. The expression was awful , the perspective pathetic. The pakistani take on american society was stereotyped. It appeared to me the main character was rejected by his american lover and then he turned to his faith. Puh-Lease and the end......”

posted Friday, November 9 2007