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Originally Posted by B&b ex libris
Just be aware of the anti-American sentiment.
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Yes, beware! Here's what I wrote about it shortly after reading it:
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I believe it was the failed relationship rather than any real political conviction which "changed" Changez. In the current climate, when it is so fashionable to have anti-American sentiments, Hamid provides us with a character who uses that fashion as an excuse to get away from something he can't handle. Genius!
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Unfortunately, lots of people take Changez' preaching as support for their own prejudice, causing me to say this:
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It is these possible readings of the novel that made me reluctant to rate it higher. I eventually did rate it very highly because of the way I read it, which was quite light-hearted and fun. I have to hope it doesn't win though, because of the possible anti-American readings, which are much more likely in the current climate than the way I read it.
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I wonder how many people reading it will not realize it is set over a year before the Iraq war, and attribute Changez's decisions to that situation.
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