The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid was the November book for my (former) book club in Charlotte and I am so glad it was and that I read it. When I read about this book when it was first published, I think I had the impression that it was about something altogether different.
Set at a cafe in Lahore, a nervous American stranger encounters a Pakistani man who tells the story of his life and experience in America, before and after September 11th. But it is about more than being a Pakistani in America after the terrorist attacks, it is about an ambitious, smart young man looking for success and love.
This is a short novel, that flows beautifully along.
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