Exit West by Mohsin Hamid
So far, not too much has happened in my book. It is mainly introductions and background on the main characters, Saeed and Nadia. They are two people living in a war-torn country, which isn’t specified. I think that the country left unspecified makes the book more powerful because you can think of so many countries that can be described as war-torn, which isn’t something that we should be able to do. Anyways, Saeed and Nadia both work for an advertising company and so far I have read about both Saeed and Nadia’s families. Saeed lives with his parents and Nadia does not have any contact with her family anymore. Throughout the book, while the plot is being explained, there will be an interruption such as, ” In the distance a bond could be heard,” this adds to the strong idea of an unsafe and violent place. Another thing that has happened is foreshadowing of death among different people. For example, the narrator says something like, " They haven't spoken in months, little did they know they didn't have much more time to speak." This also adds to the uncertainty and shock of the real world, where anything can happen in an instant. I think in the next part of my book, the main characters will continue to develop a relationship with each other and with the society they are living in. I think we will learn even more about Nadia and Saeed’s pasts and because there was some foreshadowing, I think more people from the main characters pasts will die. I don't know what the main conflict of the book will be yet, but I’m assuming it’s going to be something about their country and relationship. I think that we will break through Nadia’s shell because so far she has a pretty tough exterior, while Saeed is the opposite. I think we will also see conflict between Nadia and her family as well as Saeed's parents. I will comment on Danny and Gracie’s blogs.
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