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dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A follow up to one of my favourite reads of the year, The Lebs, Ahmad explores how Alamite Muslim customs around love and marriage take a psychological and physiological toll. A minority within a minority within a minority, Bani Adam's struggles to become himself are amplified within a failed Alamite marriage, and his emotional turmoil sizzles on the page.
I thought The Lebs was stronger and slightly more sophisticated in execution, but Ahmad remains a very talented writer who makes writing character look deceptively easy. Also, yet another book with a lot of the action based in Glebe - very weird when the characters walked the cafe I was reading in.
I thought The Lebs was stronger and slightly more sophisticated in execution, but Ahmad remains a very talented writer who makes writing character look deceptively easy. Also, yet another book with a lot of the action based in Glebe - very weird when the characters walked the cafe I was reading in.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Domestic abuse, and Islamophobia
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