A book that I recently acquired for the purpose of giving it away at an upcoming book festival with my friends in BCINDC.

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Caught!

I received this trade paperback from my friend from New Hampshire. Yes, she was at the Kensington Day of the Book Festival in Kensington, Maryland. :)

I just now attached a "sticky note" of recommendation for this book. Here's what I wrote about it after I read another copy of it in 2011.

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I’m often intrigued by foreigners in the United States in the same way that they must be intrigued by Americans visiting their own countries of origin. In this engaging book by Mohsin Hamid, we find this situation examined as both Pakistanis and Americans interact in their own countries of origin.

Changez is a young man from Lahore, Pakistan, who studies at Princeton University and later lands a job at a prestigious firm which determines the value of businesses. He recounts the story of his young adulthood to an American businessman while seated at a table in an outdoor café in Lahore. As the story proceeds, we encounter the growing unease which works its way into Changez’s life. It begins with his tenuous relationship with the beautiful, but deeply sad, young woman Erica and later emerges as others perceive him in a different light following the 9-11 attack of the World Trade Center. He questions his own values, those of America, and slowly works out a personal solution to his conflicting emotions.

I found this story to be very beautiful. It’s told in a quiet, gentle voice and one which tries to keep the reader from getting nervous by repeated explanations. Somehow, in the same way that people tend to be a bit suspicious of others unlike themselves, there is always the desire on the part of the reader not to trust the narrator. Nevertheless, this is an enlightening glimpse into what foreign nationals feel about America, even with the privilege that an American education and employment bestows upon them. This is an engaging novel that very much makes me want to reach for more of Mohsin Hamid’s writing.

I'm saving this book to pass along to a friend who lives in Cabin John, Maryland. I hope he enjoys this book as he recently very generously donated some books from the estate of his mom to the Little Free Library of Twinbrook (#7720).

I'm releasing this book to my friend in Cabin John, Maryland. His wife read it first, and now we both want him to read it.

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Happy reading!

Caught!

Thank you for returning this book to the Little Free Library of Twinbrook (#7720). I'm saving it to release again.

I'm releasing this book for...

***The September 2021 You're Such an Animal Release Challenge hosted by awaywithfairies. The book title contains the word ANT.

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Enjoy the book!

I selected this book from the Little Free Library of Twinbrook (#7720) to travel elsewhere...

I'm releasing this book for...

***The October 2021 Tick Tock Release Challenge hosted by DragonGoddess. The book title contains the word AM.

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