“The story is told as monologue from a Pakistani talking to an American stranger in Pakistan. In the course of one day, Changez tells about his experience working and falling in love in America (Did anyone else see the allegory between America and his lover Erica?) I found it eerie to be inside his head for so long, never hearing the American’s voice, but perhaps that is the author’s intent. Isn’t that the way we live our own lives, explaining and justifying what we do? Changez’s is a lonely voice, and he is so intent on telling his story that he seems unaware of the crossfire he has unwittingly put himself in. ”
lindakays wrote this review Sunday, January 20 2008.
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