Books by Nafisa Haji
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review 1: At first I thought I wouldn't like this book but then when I was a 1/4 way through I couldn't put it down. I finished it in a day and was glad that I stuck with it. Haji is a genius with characters and I loved how the book was written from all different points of view. I am not a...
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review 1: This book was fantastic, absolutely 5-stars. It's a bit old for my typical "age" books I think, and I don't typically enjoy this type of books but I loved 'The Writing on my Forehead'.The story surprised me a bit actually, though you could tell there were details that were missin...
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review 1: A nice enough story, with the overlapping Muslim and Christian stories of its characters. I realize that the gushing about this novel is in the majority... I'm glad you loved it... For me, the clutter of so many happily ever after characters, breathlessly finding their Earthly pu...
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review 1: This was an early review book (although it was in the stores by the time I received it) and I was a bit unsure of its appeal just leafing through it. Forturnately my doubts were disproved. The author, Nafisa Hajy, kept my interest throughout the entire book. I am an underliner...
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review 1: Interwoven stories of American Christians and Pakistani Muslims during several decades made this an interesting book that I enjoyed. The resolution of all the threads may be a bit optimistic and unrealistic, but it's nice to think they could be. I very much enjoyed the Pakistan...
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review 1: Prekrasna, dirljiva, pametna, naprosto briljantna! Ne znam koji put ću reći - kako volim dok netko zna pisati. Ovo je prvi roman Nafise Haji (kod nas je naslov malo nespretno preveden kao "Molitva moje majke", ali s druge strane, ni ne mogu se baš domisliti kako bih ga ja prevela...
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review 1: I deeply enjoyed the rebellious element of this book. How culture and tradition are always viewed as barriers that limit our potential, instead of the contrary. Whoever reads this book develops along with its characters. When Saira, the protagonist, adopts a mindset, so will the ...
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review 1: If a book makes me cry, it automatically receives an extra star. Sadly, there's no option for 6 stars. I picked this book up randomly because I wanted to read more Pakistani authors and I was not disappointed. The writing was beautiful and moving and most importantly, believable....