The Reading List #33
I’ve had so many of these posts ready and waiting to publish. I race through books at such a pace that I need to hold back a little from publishing or this blog would feature book after book after book. Here’s the latest round-up of four mini book reviews: The Submission, Amy Waldman During an anonymous competition to find a designer for a 9/11 memorial, jurors open the envelope containing the winner’s details to find he is an American Muslim, architect Mohammad Khan. Debates as to his suitability or how this will be perceived by the public ensue. I was really impressed by this novel, which explored the feelings of a huge span of people in the wake of such a tragedy. There were different reactions to the competition winner, and an interesting and complex picture of America post-2011 was created. I also found Khan’s story incredibly moving, as he documents a period living under suspicion wherever he walks, whilst himself in mourning for the America he knows and loves....