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Sohail’s 2025 Year in Books
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Sohail Rauf
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February 2013
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Blasphear: A Novel
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| This is a delightful mix of stories. From historical to crime thrillers, from horror to psychological to comic, there is something for every taste. The prose is sharp and diction solid. An enjoyable read. | |
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"A Hauntingly Necessary Read: Why I’m Recommending Blasphear by Sohail RaufBlasphear is an unflinching and deeply moving debut.
Sohail Rauf masterfully weaves a mystery around a small-town tragedy that reflects much larger global issues of justice and" Read more of this review » |
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| The power of these stories lies in their everyday appeal. They are about people we see around us; they might be about ourselves. They explore emotions that are latent, the ones we barely notice but which are vibrant in all of us. Men’s gaze that a wo ...more | |
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"There are novels that feel urgent from the very first chapter, and Blasphear is one of them — not because it moves briskly, but because you can feel something heavy sitting beneath every page.
The story begins with the death of seventeen-year-old Hasa" Read more of this review » |
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"Blasphear, (a title that cleverly fuses "blasphemy" and "fear") is Sohail Rauf’s debut novel and encapsulates the terror and paranoia that infect communities when religion becomes weaponized. It is a bold, socially urgent and a forceful critique of P"
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| Being a fan of Faiz, I often wondered what he was like in the school days or in the college days; or where he was in the 60s or 70s. I had read the great poet’s interviews and as many articles on him as I could find. But a continuous biography of Fai ...more | |
“In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.”
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“I would believe only in a God that knows how to dance.”
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“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”
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Beta / Proof Readers
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— last activity Apr 28, 2026 09:41AM
I am hoping that in creating this group I can help writers find someone to proof read their book. All books will be accepted.
Beta Reader Group
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A place to connect writers with beta readers. Sometimes writers get so involved in the plot they can't see the wood for the trees. Hang on a sec'--th ...more
