𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁" 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗵𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗱 -

Hamid's layered narrative, in an implied second person point of view, traps Western readers in revealing ambiguity, in genuine and healthy discomfort.

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴: "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁" 𝗯𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗵𝘀𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗱 -

After reading his "Exit West" a little while back, I've been itching to return to this potent writer of provocation and reverie. Happy to arrive.

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𝗧𝗕𝗥 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗲: 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 -

A few of the books I'm reading this month!

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TBR Pile: 2025 Fiction Preview -

What are the novels I'm most looking forward to reading this next year? Here are some!

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