Re: Mohsin Hamid: The Reluctant Fundamentalist
I hated this novel, not for any anti-American sentiments it expresses, just for its awkward, contrived structure and ham-fisted characterisation. Hands down the worst book on last year's Booker shortlist.
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“He wishes he had never entered the funhouse. But he has. Then he wishes he were dead. But he's not. Therefore he will construct funhouses for others and be their secret operator--though he would rather be among the lovers for whom funhouses are designed.”
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