A review by storyorc
Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Dreamlike, this story of a relationship slips into a deeper emotional level. It is difficult, not to mention wasteful, to shrug off the impacts of Saeed and Nadia's ups and downs. The content is not gentle, either on its characters or the reader ("For when we migrate, we murder from our lives those we leave behind.”"), yet it is gently told, and through kind, though not perfect, people.