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ClareR (6230 KP) rated Other Names for Love in Books
Jan 28, 2023
I think at the heart of this is the need of the main character to be accepted for who he is: his personality, his sexuality, his life choices. He doesn’t want to carry on with the family businesses of either farming or politics, and he likes his life in London. This is only reinforced for him when he needs to go back to see his ailing father.
The language is evocative of the places and times, especially when Fahad is living in the countryside. It’s a place that’s barely contained - the jungle wants to reclaim the farmland, much like Fahad wanting to claim his own life.
You can feel how repressed Fahad is by cultural and familial expectations, as much as the oppressive heat seems to smother him as well.
I enjoyed this melancholy read, and look forward to seeing what the author writes next