A review by onomatopoeia320
Discontent and its Civilizations: Dispatches from Lahore, New York, and London by Mohsin Hamid

3.0

This book is full of enlightening information about a different Pakistan than the one so frequently in the news for all the wrong reasons. And, since it is written by a man who spent many of his formative years in Pakistan, and one who lives there now, I will accept that his perception is more closely aligned with the "real" Pakistan than the perception of, say, CNN. This aspect of the book piqued my interest, and the end result was satisfying. The reason I give only 3 stars (probably more like 3.5) is because I found is writing to be a bit cutesy at times. I've never read his novels--this is a collection of essays--so I don't know if it's a fluke or if his writing is consistently like this. The highlight of this book, for me, was the chapter about drone warfare and it's human impact on Pakistanis.