I post here a review/comment from amazon.com.....I think the jerry springer analogy is so apt!

"Reviewer: shahab (see more about me) from North Potomac, md USA
I had reviewed this book last year and came back to this site to buy one for one of my friends. It gave me another chance to read some of the current reviews. I think some of the folks who don't have a good cultural understanding of Pakistan, are reading a lot between lines. So please don't be misguided by the story.
Well, its just a novel. Well written, worth reading, and worth recommending. However, it does not portray what normally goes on in that society so don't get so fascinated/opinionated so easily. It's just like when some of the folks from other side of the ocean, watch Jerry Springer show, and create a distorted image about American society.
I can also understand some reviewers feelings who had lived in Pakistan or have a first hand knowledge of that society. The story does concentrate on one dark aspect of a very small segement of society.
It's a novel, good fiction. Enjoy it with that in mind!!! "