Exit West

In a country teetering on the brink of civil war, two young people meet sensual, fiercely independent Nadia and gentle, restrained Saeed They embark on a furtive love affair and are soon cloistered in a premature intimacy by the unrest roiling their city When it explodes, turning familiar streets into a patchwork of checkpoints and bomb blasts, they begin to hear whispers about doors doors that can whisk people far away, if perilously and for a price As the violence escalates, Nadia and Saeed decide that they no longer have a choice Leaving their homeland and their old lives behind, they find a door and step through Exit West follows these characters as they emerge into an alien and uncertain future, struggling to hold on to each other, to their past, to the very sense of who they are Profoundly intimate and powerfully inventive, it tells an unforgettable story of love, loyalty, and courage that is both completely of our time and for all time. Download Exit West – kino-fada.fr When we migrate, we murder from our lives those we leave behindI thought this book was quietly brutal And quietly beautiful, as well.If you ve come here looking for magical realism, I would advise against it Exit West contains only the barest of fantastical elements essentially, metaphorical doors or portals that symbolize the migrant experience This is not explored in any depth and serves only to propel the characters from their unnamed homeland to Greece, then London, then America.ExWhen we migrate, we murder from our lives those we leave behindI thought this book was quietly brutal And quietly beautiful, as well.If you ve come here looking for magical realism, I would advise against it Exit West contains only the barest of fantastical elements essentially, metaphorical doors or portals that symbolize the migrant experience This is not explored in any depth and serves only to propel the characters from their unnamed homeland to Greece, then London, then America.Exit West is really about the relationship between the young couple, Saeed and Nadia, and how their experiences as migrants in foreign countries affects who they are and what they need Held together by a s...I want to shove this book into everyone s hands and say, READ IT Undoubtedly the best book I ve read so far this year and one of the best I will probably read in 2017 Hamid s writing is lush and evocative and so, so beautiful The story of immigration is incredibly important for today, but it s told in a timeless fashion the magical realism is done so tastefully and imaginatively and works so well for the story He probes into the minds of our two main characters, Nadia and Saeed, in such a I want to shove this book into everyone s hands and say, REA...I rarely ever do this, but I m rating and reviewing this even though I haven t finished it I just cannot continue Exit West is one of the most bitterly disappointing and downright awful novels I have read in a long while The novel begins with Nadia and Saeed, a couple living in an unnamed Middle Eastern city This setting and story is what we come to expect from Hamid, who also wrote the flawed but admirable The Reluctant Fundamentalist The city is crumbling around Nadia and Saeed, blackouts I rarely ever do this, but I m rating and reviewing this even tho...Sam, I have you to thank for this one In a city swollen by refugees but still mostly at peace, or at least not yet openly at war, a young man met a young woman in a classroom and did not speak to her So begins Mohsin Hamid s extraordinary new novel, Exit West At once both sharply current and dreamily magical, this book is social commentary, fantasy, and an emotion laded look at how we crave connection even in the most chaotic, the bleakest of times.While reading this book, all I could think Sam, I have you to thank for this one In a city swollen by refugees but still mostly at peace, or at least not yet openly at war, a young man met a young woman in a classroom and did not speak to her So begins Mohsin Hamid s...4 We needbooks like this, or no, maybe that s wrong, what we need arereaders of books like this The country it takes place is unnamed, but one part makes it sound as if it is in Asia somewhere A country under siege by opposing parties, a country at war with itself, a dangerous place, how so many in this world live in constant danger, constant war.Saeed and Nadia meet, forge a relationship, when their country erupts in violence, it becomes unlivable They seek ways to leave, hire 4 We needbooks like this, or no, maybe that s wrong, what we need arereaders of books like this The country it takes place is unnamed, but one part makes it sound as if it is in Asia somewhere A country under siege by opposing parties, a country at war with itself, a dangerous place, how so many in this world live in constant danger, constant war....Very fascinatingly, I think I would have liked this bookif I had never read the synopsis The synopsis makes it sound like we re going to have two lovers who are in a city that is becoming a war zone and then discover magical doors that lead them far away and it s hard but they have each other That s definitely what happens but it s also really not what happens I d say that s the first third of this book If I were to give a synopsis it would be Two people meet and because their city Very fascinatingly, I think I would have liked this bookif I had never read the synopsis The synopsis makes it sound like we re going to have two lovers who are in a city that is becoming a war zone and then discover magical doors that lead them far away and it s hard but they have each other That s definitely what happens but it s also really not what happens I d say that s the first third of this book If I were to give a synopsis it would be Two people meet and because their city becomes ...Click here to watch a video review of this book on my channel, From Beginning to Bookend.2.5 stars What started out to be a gorgeously haunting look at life in a Middle East city at the brink of civil war turned ponderous and perplexing by the end of Mohsin Hamid s slim novel Exit West In an unnamed city in an unnamed Middle Eastern country not unlike the similarly themedGuapa by Saleem Haddad , two young professionals Saeed, a quiet, pious man who lives with his parents and works for an advertising firm specializing in billboards and bus placards and Nadia, an enigmatic bla 2.5 stars What started out to be a gorge...Saeed and Nadia are contemporary young adults who come together in a city swollen by refugees but still mostly at peace, or at least not yet by war Nadia is living alone as a young single female When she leaves her flat, she wears a flowing black robe over her jeans and sweater which completely covers every inch of her body This is her choice Why would a modern thinking young woman who rides a motorbike who att...I finished Exist West almost a month ago and my review will reflect that because I tend to quickly forget details Yeah, my memory is not that good It took me a while to write a review due to a combination of hectic days at work and a new kitty at home our first one Waiting so long to review also had its perks as I decided to change my rating from 4 to 3 I did not remain with the impression that it was a book that I would warmly recommend Also, I was lucky to read the much better Home Fire I finished Exist West almost a month ago and my review will reflect that because I tend to quickly forget details Yeah, my memory is not that good It took me a while to write a review due to a combination of hectic days at work and a new kitty at home our first one Waiting so long to review also had its perks ...

• English
• 27 May 2018
Mohsin Hamid
• Hardcover
• 231 pages
• 0735212171
• Mohsin Hamid
• Exit West