I stuck with this book to the end, and I am glad I did, but I lost interest along the way - until the end, which I thought was powerful. The reviews on this book were mixed; Shamsie's "big" novel, Home Fires, was highly praised, but I didn't read it.
Anyway, this book has interesting themes and issues that circle throughout, and I learned a bit about Pakistani politics along the way. I am glad I read it and stuck with it. I really did like the ending, even though it seems that most critics favored the parts that took place when the two friends were 14 years old, in Karachi.
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