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Review of “A Turn in the South” by V.S. Naipaul

May 5, 2019Nalin 1 Comment

I picked up V.S. Naipaul’s travelogue of the American South in a used bookstore in Charlottesville for a few bucks. It looked interesting, especially in the context of my recent binge of listening to the Bitter Southerner podcast and the… Continue Reading →

Review of “Exit West”, by Mohsin Hamid

November 25, 2018Nalin Leave a Comment

Rating: 3/5 stars. When Saeed and Nadia finally had coffee together in the cafeteria, which happened the following week, after the very next session of their class, Saaed asked her about her conservative and virtually all-concealing black rode. “If you… Continue Reading →