Why is this novel not being raved about everywhere? It's amazing - not only beautifully written, but powerful too, and important. Everyone should read this novel, writer or not.
But if you are a writer, here are some brilliant things you can pick up from Ahmed's writing:
- Film isn't just a throw-away hobby to make Maya a more rounded character, it completely shapes her voice and the narrative tone of the story. It's so clever how Ahmed sets scenes as though Maya were preparing to film them and uses different film genres to explore where the story might go next.
- Ahmed successfully weaves two different narratives into her novel, with snippets of someone else's story ending most of the chapters. These really amp up the tension in the novel and keep you guessing as to what might happen.
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