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A review by nicolehm_
The Centre by Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi
5.0
Ok I loved every aspect of this book.
The general premise is that Anisa attends a language school that promises to make you fluent in a chosen language in 10 days whilst being cut off from the world and following a strict diet and routine. But there is so much more to this book than just the underlying unsettling storyline of The Centre.
Whilst I really enjoyed the slow burn build up to the reveal of The Centre’s secrets, I also loved the conversations on Pakistani and Indian culture, how this affected Anisa whilst living in London, how it affected her romantic relationships. Anisa is obsessed with reaching her career goals but repeatedly feels anticlimactic when she does reach them, which is something I relate to so much.
On top of the creepy plot, the deep and important conservations, this book is also incredibly dryly funny. Some of the comments Anisa made had laughing me out loud.
I feel that Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi hit every single nail on the head and I can’t wait for whatever she writes next.
(Thank you to Picador for an early copy)
The general premise is that Anisa attends a language school that promises to make you fluent in a chosen language in 10 days whilst being cut off from the world and following a strict diet and routine. But there is so much more to this book than just the underlying unsettling storyline of The Centre.
Whilst I really enjoyed the slow burn build up to the reveal of The Centre’s secrets, I also loved the conversations on Pakistani and Indian culture, how this affected Anisa whilst living in London, how it affected her romantic relationships. Anisa is obsessed with reaching her career goals but repeatedly feels anticlimactic when she does reach them, which is something I relate to so much.
On top of the creepy plot, the deep and important conservations, this book is also incredibly dryly funny. Some of the comments Anisa made had laughing me out loud.
I feel that Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi hit every single nail on the head and I can’t wait for whatever she writes next.
(Thank you to Picador for an early copy)