The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Mohsin Hamid

fiction contemporary literary reflective medium-paced

192 pages | first published 2007

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At a café table in Lahore, a bearded Pakistani man converses with an uneasy American stranger. As dusk deepens to night, he begins the tale that has brought them to this fateful encounter… Changez is living an immigrant's dream of America. At the...
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Moods

reflective 78%
challenging 40%
emotional 38%
mysterious 38%
tense 38%
dark 29%
informative 21%
sad 20%
adventurous 8%
funny 6%
hopeful 5%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 2%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 34%
slow 15%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 54% | A mix: 35% | Plot: 8% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 65% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 8%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 30% | No: 26% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 79% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 17% | N/A: 2%

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3.71

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