Sofia Khan is not obliged
𝗜’𝗺 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗟𝗘𝗦𝗦 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟯 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘀 — there is usually 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 that allows a book to reach the 3-star threshold, but this simply was not the case with this book. The storyline is as follows: Sofia Khan (30 y.o) works at a publishing firm and has been 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲́ 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗹𝗶𝗺 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗞𝗘 #𝟭). She is overly sarcastic, sceptical and judgemental of both the relationships around her and in general because 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗶 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗸! (the “admiration” of her culture felt artificial and forced) (𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗞𝗘 #𝟮). Her process for writing is painfully sluggish as she looks to those around her to provide some insight into marital life so she can get her colleagues with their 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 “𝗷𝗼𝗸𝗲𝘀” 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 (𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗜𝗞𝗘 #𝟯). We all know Muslim representation is very hit-or-miss and 𝘂𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗽𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 “𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀” 𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗼𝗿𝘆 for me. Though I didn’t expect this to be as good as other Muslim-centred novels, I equally wasn’t expecting this book to be the utter train wreck that it was, especially taking into account the onslaught of positive reviews by my bookstagram peers. Sofia Khan has been desperately manifested to portray Muslim women as ‘progressive’ and ‘modern’. Who said a hijabi can’t smoke cigarettes? Perhaps if I read this as a teen I would’ve found hilarity in the immature tone and juvenile behaviour of the protagonist. The ending - which I’d been hoping would redeem the book - was the worst part. 2/5 ⭐️⭐️
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Sahar is an avid reader from the UK who writes varied book reviews on her Instagram. An advocate of diversification in literature, she endeavours to amplify the voices of authors that are reclaiming the Muslim narrative. Read her reviews on her bookstagram page @bookifiction and for book recommendations follow her Goodreads page
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