Book 11/52 - #ExitWest by #MoshinHamid (2017) | What would happen in a world without borders? Especi
Book 11/52 - #ExitWest by #MoshinHamid (2017) | What would happen in a world without borders? Especially to the dispossessed? This is the question Hamid poses in the incredible, Exit West. We follow the lives of Nadia and Saeed, two refugees of an unnamed war in an unnamed country, as they step through mysterious black doors that take them somewhere very far away. I think Hamid has become one of, if not, my favourite writer of all time. This is because Hamid steps back from the writing, allowing it to speak for itself and not once does the author feel it necessary to show himself. The language is simple, clean, and uncluttered by excess. I’m sure it’s not true, but the writing feels unedited, like it flowed out of the author precisely as written making the work feel as though it has always existed, that I’ve read it before and I’m coming to it again. And because of this, Hamid approaches an objectivity that many writers can only dream of achieving. Exist West is a stunning and timely work, and more than anything, is infused with an optimism that everyone could do with a dose of right now. | #atleastonebookaweek #bookstagram #bookshelf #bookreview #bookrecommendation #booklover #bookish #bookworm #bookaddict #booklove #bibliophile #bookstagrammer #booksofinstagram #booknerd -- source link
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