tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956626159470439381.post7878459971856546389..comments2024-03-05T15:22:45.423+05:30Comments on The Summing Up: The Reluctant FundamentalistSandhya Iyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14447589463166718231noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956626159470439381.post-35663010066014790422013-03-30T16:46:35.602+05:302013-03-30T16:46:35.602+05:30Hi,
Fantastic book and fantastic review. few of ...Hi, <br /><br />Fantastic book and fantastic review. few of the things which i failed to notice or took realization have been nailed spot on by you. karthik prasad - kphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12215246739799832369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956626159470439381.post-21077866423779438862011-07-06T00:24:16.771+05:302011-07-06T00:24:16.771+05:30Finally finished this book.. Loved this book. How ...Finally finished this book.. Loved this book. How major events in life make you and your beliefs change from one extreme to the other. I have personally gone through this extreme. But it was exactly opposite of what the author went through. Thanks for suggesting this book.Nayeemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16931160856547314018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956626159470439381.post-23038627304910274332009-09-17T22:26:47.346+05:302009-09-17T22:26:47.346+05:30If you like non-fiction, then check out 'The C...If you like non-fiction, then check out 'The Clash of Fundamentalisms: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity' by Tariq AliUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08372809116657608659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956626159470439381.post-67578594019073163452008-07-10T20:24:00.000+05:302008-07-10T20:24:00.000+05:30In your review you failed to recognize how this in...In your review you failed to recognize how this interesting character presents himself. <BR/>One of the charms of this book is, above all, the fresh and engaging way in which it developes - not for the story itself, of course, but because you're literally invited to become a character yourself. <BR/>By limiting your approach to the factual story, you disregard what truly shines out from the novel: it's impecable style.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956626159470439381.post-11456099580519531702008-07-10T20:23:00.000+05:302008-07-10T20:23:00.000+05:30In your review you failed to recognize how this in...In your review you failed to recognize how this interesting character presents himself. <BR/>One of the charms of this book is, above all, the fresh and engaging way in which it developes - not for the story itself, of course, but because you're literally invited to become a character yourself. <BR/>By limiting your approach to the factual story, you disregard the most what truly shines out from the novel: it's impecable style.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956626159470439381.post-8362582487864065872007-11-06T17:39:00.000+05:302007-11-06T17:39:00.000+05:30Thanks for reading Shalini. Yes, I know you were a...Thanks for reading Shalini. Yes, I know you were a bit flustered about the anti-Indian stance the novel appears to take at some points. I, of course, believed it to be a natural reaction, a prejudiced attitude that afflicts people from both sides of the border.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956626159470439381.post-40108503045118347142007-11-06T16:18:00.000+05:302007-11-06T16:18:00.000+05:30This is a nice, detailed review of the book by Ham...This is a nice, detailed review of the book by Hamid... And though we could not quite reach a consensus on the political trajectory in the novella,your assessment of the literary aspects is near perfect.magpienewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01820619533733999712noreply@blogger.com