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A review by robdabear
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid
5.0
This is an absolutely fantastic and beautiful book. Seeing this one evening on my tumblr dashboard, I had noticed John Green talking emphatically of this book, and decided to blindly give it a shot.
A stunning second-person narrative, this book takes a rather mocking tone of a self-help book into telling the story of you, an unnamed man in an unnamed city (probably Lahore) in rising Asia. From humbling poverty to, you guessed it, being filthy rich, this book takes you through many stages of life that bring you, the reader, along a constant emotional journey. Notably, this book is more of a love story, with the single recurrent theme being your love for the pretty girl (it makes sense if you read it) along the many stages of your life.
From the beginning to the end you'll be hooked to this beautiful and emotional prose that at times can be any mixture of humorous, dark, romantic, sad, humbling, and happy, and probably more. This is definitely a recommended read.
A stunning second-person narrative, this book takes a rather mocking tone of a self-help book into telling the story of you, an unnamed man in an unnamed city (probably Lahore) in rising Asia. From humbling poverty to, you guessed it, being filthy rich, this book takes you through many stages of life that bring you, the reader, along a constant emotional journey. Notably, this book is more of a love story, with the single recurrent theme being your love for the pretty girl (it makes sense if you read it) along the many stages of your life.
From the beginning to the end you'll be hooked to this beautiful and emotional prose that at times can be any mixture of humorous, dark, romantic, sad, humbling, and happy, and probably more. This is definitely a recommended read.