It's an amazing book that challenges the way you think in the way it writes. I was a little taken aback by the fourth wall breaking and chaotic meta narrative structure, as if he was telling this story to a group of people after a party, but once I got past that and embraced the magical realism, it was a great ride.

The vividly colorful characters challenged the typical narrative of a "hero". Everyone was a bit shitty in this story. There were times when you couldn't wait for their downfall and times when you mildly acknowledged their decisions. Everyone had an entangled, crazy, dark arc. I particularly enjoyed Iskander (Zulfikar Ali Bhutto) and Arjumand (Benazir) and thought their Machiavellian process was actually quite apt for the times they were in.

Tough read, but amazing nonetheless.