A brillant book, well written. Keeps you interested til the end!

Written in the style of "The Prophet" which would have normally turned me off. The author kept me engaged throughout.

A beautifully written, thoughtful and perceptive piece that should be read by anyone who wants to understand how bigotry ignorance flourish in a time of understandable tension. A very good read.

This book is easily read within one sitting but the memory of it will linger a long time. The framework is unusual - it's like a play, a monologue with only one speaker. For the reader, it's like listening to one side of a phone conversation. But the author does so much with that one side. The story of a Pakastani man attending Princeton and becoming successful in America was fascinating. His subsequent transition to becoming a "reluctant fundamentalist", I felt, was less comprehensive, and therefore less believable and less understood. However, the writing is excellent and the perspective of a Middle Eastern man both pre and post- 9-11 is important. I heartily recommend it.

Gripping, with a mounting air of menace and foreboding. The narrator's elegant, old fashioned prose contrasts sharply with the nature of the story he tells. Framed by an encounter in Pakistan between a mysterious American and the even more mysterious narrator, this spine-tingler blends a classic story of immigrant disenchantment and the perils of post 9/11 cultural isolation.

Interesting perspective on the Middle East and the US of A. You never hear the “American”, which is a nice change especially in English fiction on this topic.

A post 9/11 literary virtuosity.

Excellent. Quick read.

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