Moth Smoke
by Mohsin Hamid
Taste attributes: dramaromancecrimepsychologicalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearglossyenclosedemotive & stirringself destruction/implosionsocial commentarycomplex relationship
Boxlist takeRealistic and unsavoury: a moving novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.0 / 5
3 ratings
About This Book
A portrait of contemporary Pakistan featuring an adulterous romance between two ultra-rich jet setters. He is a banker and she is the wife of his best friend, and she is escaping the constraints of marriage and motherhood by prowling the city as a journalist.
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- Author
- Mohsin Hamid
- Published
- 2000
- Pages
- 256
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- Open Library
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