A great read. (The Reluctant Fundamentalist - Mohsin Hamid)

Member Name: seano1993

Product:	The Reluctant Fundamentalist - Mohsin Hamid
Date:	10/09/09 (10 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Interesting story and fresh style of writing

Disadvantages: Can be dull at points

The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a novel by Mohsin Hamid. The novel is written in an unusual way, where a Pakistani man is talking to an American man in a cafe. Throughout the book we do not hear the American man speak, as the whole book is the main character talking. We do however hear his reaction through Changez, as he gradually gets more nervous as Changez recounts his time in America and gradually abandonment of America.

The novel is written in a well-thought out and interesting way, and Mohsin Hamid deserves credit in how he keeps the reader interested throughout the novel with this style of writing which could easily become boring.

We gradually learn more about Changez as the story goes on, his love of America than the distrust he is subject to after the September 11 terrorist attacks. His relationship with the American man he is telling his story to is unclear until the end. The Relunctant Fundamentalist can be hard to get through at times, but the reader is rewarded with an interesting story of Changez' life in America.

Summary: Good book, you will like it if you enjoyes "The Kite Runner".