Rain Blackmoore’s Reviews > The Blind Man's Garden > Status Update

<spoiler> I thought the school being attacked was an unnecessary subplot -- it dragged on, then was cut abruptly. Naheed being there broke my suspension of disbelief, even though I'm generally fine with the fairytale-like coincidences throughout the book (it works for me). And finally, Basie. I really didn't want him to die. Realistic or not, it's just too much for one family.</spoiler>

I love Nadeem Aslam's writing style. His descriptions are gorgeous, and aside from the beautiful poetry, some parts have a fairy-tale-like quality to them.

Some other parts, however, are very difficult to read because of the subject matters. I don't know if I'm strong enough, at this point in time, to finish this book. I hope I will. But if I can't -- it won't be the book's fault.