#exitwest

[ofbooksandblog]

@booksnbeyondbox is back with another readathon from 14th February to 24th March. With only 1 month I hand I decided to take part in this awesome readathon and here goes my tbr for #bnbreadathon Prompt 1: Love thyself or that neighbor- basically a love story and for that I am picking up #exitwest by #mohsinhamid which I am going to buddy read with @night.bibliophile starting today. (Anyone willing to join this buddy read, please dm.) Prompt 2- A book by a woman or about a woman- for this I have picked up #namesake by #jhumpalahiri . This is one book that I wanted to read for the longest time and bought it after giving into the compulsive buying phase a month or so back. Now this book is also a part of my tbr list for #readingwomenchallenge so yayy again another tbr overlap. Prompt 3- A book sent in bnb box. Since I am not a subscriber of this box I looked through the list provided by @booksnbeyondbox for this and yes, I have one of them. It's #thehateyougive by @angiethomas , I had bought the Kindle edition long back when this book was going round in #bookstagram but never got around to reading it. No regrets! For now is the time. Also this is another prompt in #readingwomenchallenge , so yeah.!! My tbr is ready for #bnbreadathon and I am diging into it right away. Are you participating? What's you tbr like.? If you don't know about this readathon yet it's time to go and check out the post on @booksnbeyondbox 's feed. Happy reading #bookstafam #bookstagramfeature #bookblogger #bookstagramindia #goodreads #readersofinstagram #bookish #goodreadschallenge #readinglife #unitedbookstagram #bookishfeatures #bookstagrammer #bookstafamindia #readathon #bookishphotography #tbrpost #trackmypost #thebookwizard https://www.instagram.com/p/BuQRLTTHd_L/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1od6dzsc249sr

[spungen-tirxie]

//Desperadoes and a parley.// . . . . . .© @fleshastage . . . . . #mohsinhamid#exitwest#nadia#saeed #vintageflim https://www.instagram.com/p/BuF5eOYAd2L/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jme6yz75z2mo

[sebastiandiazggc-blog]

Introduction Post. About the Blog. Sebastian Diaz Social Justice.

Exit West, a novel by Mohsin Hamid, presents quite a few topics of discussion when it comes to the way our society views everything. From topics such as gender relations, with the way we see women and men interact, or even fear interaction, immigration, with the mention and showing of immigrants and refugees, and the idea of escape. Escape in the book typically refers, in a literal sense to the idea of escaping the country or the places the characters are staying, but the part that interests me the most, because I do believe it holds relevance in the world we live in, is the idea that people escape through other things. This could be seen in the novel by the use of drugs, music, and sometimes something as simple as stargazing as we see earlier in the novel. The idea is that people live in a reality that’s difficult or daunting, and they just need a breather, for lack of a better term. For example, someone has a rough day at work, a costumer throws a fit, theres a mess, their boss chews them out, they go home exhausted. They might turn on the heater, snuggle up in a blanket on their couch, and turn on a movie. They have a chance to turn off everything else going on in their life, and pay attention to something else entirely. Other people use music and art while in a safe place, some read books or talk to their best friends. Some even use video games, table top games, and television shows, or anything else they can find themselfs escaping into. Essentially, their escape can certainly be physical, like the way Saheed and Nadia leave to a better place, but they can also be a mental break, like music, drugs, and stargazing.

[hopelessbooklover]

Stumbled upon a gorgeous salon right after buying #ExitWest at @booksandbooks so it was fate 🎀 (at Rosé Nail Bar & Boutique) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnpKU1fDlq8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ow30b3ht9jim

[rebel-girl-queen-of-my-world]

What the hell, I’ve been enjoying #bookstagram so I’m gonna try some book reviews myself! Exit West by Mohsin Hamid, 2017 This book drew me in with its rapturously beautiful cover, since I’m practically a bowerbird with my love of blue things. But what lies inside is far more subtle, handling the protagonists’ harrowing refugee journey with a balance of restraint and heartfelt humanity. The couple at the center of this novel, Saeed and Nadia, meet as young professionals in an unnamed country "in a city swollen by refugees but still mostly at peace, or at least not yet by war". Although I assumed it to be Syria, I love that Hamid left this aspect of the story ambiguous, as many of the young couple’s struggles are universal for the refugees from other countries they soon come into contact with. In this world, refugees sometimes find their way away from their war torn homelands by way of literal doors, but that’s the only “magic” to be found in their world of hardship. We watch Nadia and Saeed’s bond tested by the strain of their journey, and we can’t help but root for them. I appreciated Hamid’s beautiful writing style and economy of language. He can paint an evocative image so simply, tenderly, and matter-of-factly. Though I felt like the concept of the doors was creative, it cut out considerable aspects of the perilous journeys refugees are forced to undertake. I also found some of Hamid’s side vignettes annoying as they didn’t come together or relate to the primary storyline, but I would absolutely recommend this book. You’re going to warm to Nadia just because she wears a long black robe “so men don’t fuck with me”. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/4.5 stars out of 5 #books #bookrecs #reading #exitwest #mohsinhamid #refugees #internationalliterature #literature #readingchallenge #instabooks #readthisbook #goodreads #instabook #bookaddicts #bookreviews #fiction #bookreview https://www.instagram.com/p/CYrUCbbuKAf/?utm_medium=tumblr

[raeiolene]

2 December 2021 • 📖 Exit West by Mohsin Hamid is a novel everyone should read to understand the refugee crisis. Hamid says, “When we migrate, we murder from our lives those we leave behind.” When human rights are discussed, the cost and sacrifice of leaving one’s country is rarely honored. • #fms_star #exitwest #iowa #fmspad #fmsphotoaday #photoaday #photochallenge #novel #reading #read #refugeeswelcome #refugeecrisis #december #decemberphotochallenge #mohsinhamid #booksyoushouldread https://www.instagram.com/p/CXEa0Byulhr/?utm_medium=tumblr

[strandbooks]

Every Wednesday, we focus on 1️⃣ amazing author. 📘🔦Today goes out to Mohsin Hamid, who just won the inaugural Aspen Words Literary Prize! 🎉 Hamid said in his acceptance speech, "Exit West is a novel about migration and how the world is changing — and could change — and how we are all migrants, and how we can find an optimistic future together." Find it on the main floor on our Best of the Best table! •• #exitwest #mohsinhamid #writercrushwednesday #bookrecommendation @aspenwords (at Strand Book Store)

[harperbooks]

#NewsofOurLovedOnes by @abigaildewittauthor is a stunning novel of love and loss, beauty and the cost of survival. Author Mark Powell calls it “a novel of astounding beauty, empathy, and eloquence...a book that belongs on the shelf with Irene Nemirovsky’s ‘Suite Francaise’ and Mohsin Hamad’s ‘Exit West,’ and all of our other great works of war and peace.” Pre-order now or look for it in bookstores 10/2! . . #abigaildewitt #lili #wwii #literaryfiction #historicalfiction #novel #suitefrancaise #irenenemirovsky #exitwest #mohsinhamid #markpowell #bookstagram #igbooks #igreads #authorsofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm_n-NyBdNF/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=knsws8q4nw9b

[kristophercook]

In a country teetering on the brink of civil war, two young people meet—sensual, fiercely independent Nadia and gentle, restrained Saeed. They embark on a furtive love affair and are soon cloistered in a premature intimacy by the unrest roiling their city. When it explodes, turning familiar streets into a patchwork of checkpoints and bomb blasts, they begin to hear whispers about doors—doors that can whisk people far away, if perilously and for a price. As the violence escalates, Nadia and Saeed decide that they no longer have a choice. Leaving their homeland and their old lives behind, they find a door and step through. . Exit West was recommended to me (ages ago) by @curlie.reads – I’m hoping this is as good as you say 🤞🏻 If anyone has any more recommendations let me know in the comments below / shoot me a DM. . . . #ExitWest #mohsinhamid #book #books #bookstagram #fiction #booknerd #reading #bookish #bibliophile #booksofinstagram #bookaddict #booksbooksbooks #bookcommunity #booklove #igreads #instabooks #instabook #bookblogger #goodreads #readmorebooks #booksofig #literature #bookgram #eastern # MagicalRealism #contemporary #AdultFiction (at Liverpool, England, UK) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRKNJtzLJEA/?utm_medium=tumblr

[roodgeads]

another extraordinary book by hamid. hamid’s novels always seem to focus on the theme of cultural and physical displacement in terms of an east/west divide. similarly to ‘the reluctant fundamentalist’, we observe characters from the east trying to find their grounding in the west, with harrowing results. the magic of the novel is through putting us in a humanised refugee’s shoes. in a time where britain in particular is hostile to both migrants and refugees, this reminds us that they are not merely statistics, but people such as ourselves. would you not flee your war torn country in search of a better life? a very powerful book and a strong reaffirmation of why i love his writing. 5/5 ⭐️ #book #books #bookstagram #ukbookstagram #mohsinhamid #booker #manbookerprize #pakistan #migrant #refugees #contemporaryfiction #exitwest https://www.instagram.com/p/CKqrDhyFuqP/?igshid=1u23jpgd6mihq

[agir1ukn0w]

Give it up for the latest book I’ve just read for class, ‘Exit West’ by the amazing Mohsin Hamid; cannot WAIT for the movie by @barackobama and @michelleobama (Higher Ground Productions), @netflix, and @rizahmed (where y’all at!) #exitwest #exitwestmohsinhamid #exitwestnovel #exitwestmovie #obamas #highergroundproductions #netflix #rizahmed #books https://www.instagram.com/p/CLZ_knFgyADf9O7N-UGnNGxbbsuzvwf_EHvl8Q0/?igshid=j59dke0c5bg0

[bahhumpug]

I finished Exit West & have mixed feelings. I think Hamid wrote a beautiful story with two flawed characters in a realistic relationship, growing closer & further apart at times during the turmoil they face together. But, I didn't connect with his writing style. The long run-on sentences filled with clause after clause made reading cumbersome at times without serving a purpose. I also have mixed feelings about the distant third person narration & the short snippets of other people's lives interspersed throughout the story. I did think the ending was fitting for the story, which is rare for me. So all in all, I'm not quite sure how I feel about this one. I'm certainly glad to have read it & hope others will as well. I'd recommend reading as much of this in 1-2 sittings as possible as it's easier to sink into the world since you become used to his writing style over time & the events in this fairly short book move pretty quickly. * Have you read Exit West? What did you think of it? Did you like Hamid's writing style? Did you think Saeed's & Nadia's relationship was portrayed in a realistic way? Did you like how it ended (no spoilers for those who haven't read it yet!)? Curious to see what others thought as I've heard mixed things from some reviews. * #funaekbooks #funaekreads #bookstagram #instabooks #instaread #BOTMbookbassador #bookofthemonth #bookofthemonthclub #botm #pugsandbooks #exitwest #bookreview

[subwaybookreview]

Peter: “This is le Carré’s first novel and the first time he introduces George Smiley. I’ve read many of his books and I love him. His use of language is beautiful, his characters are well developed, and it’s a murky world he writes about, one that is not black and white. I find that to be an honest view of the world. Right now, we’re on our way to see my mother who is in assisted living. We’re from New York but live in LA. We’re only here for 24-hours to attend a friend’s surprise party. I love living in LA. Catherine misses New York more than I do.” Catherine: “What I miss about New York is that I used to read way more – especially on the subway. I just started Exit West and am only 100 pages in, but within the first chapter I knew it I would love it. You know when you feel like hugging a book? That’s what this one feels like.” #JohnleCarre #CallForTheDead #ExitWest #MohsinHamid / @theubc for #subwaybookreview #newyork 🗽 (at 96th Street (Second Avenue Subway))

[biancaritacataldi]

Cycles of annoyance. #ExitWest (presso Dublin, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/By9rCOIIN6r/?igshid=5zwwkj6inojt

[voguetheory]

And when the tension receded there was calm, but is in reality the foundation of human life, waiting there for us between the steps of our march to our mortality, when we are compelled to pause and not act but be. 
#exitwest #moshinhamid (at Powell Gardens)

[jaimevizcarrondo]

I found this gem and this is so true about depression. Our imaginations keep us moving towards the future. When that future seems bleak or unforeseenza lot of bad feelings enter our hearts. #exitwest #readingisfundamental https://www.instagram.com/p/BuXVjE6DSKr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=12q5pekn5uvkz