![]() He invites us to believe the story we are about to hear. Is it really a life story told to the scribe Raj, or is this a novel with some clumsy literary devices? I remember the first chapter of Yann Martel’s Life of Pi tells us, here is a writer in search of a story who hears about a man who had an extraordinary experience, and he will now relate it to us. But initially the first half of the book is confusing. ![]() But I should warn the formatting is curious, the punctuation erratic, there are no page numbers and no gutter margin so lines disappear at one end. There are insights of potentially great value in this book, so I don’t want to put anyone off reading it. ![]() Well, it’s an earnest book but a bumpy ride to transport us to the final destination, a destination I can whole-heartedly applaud – empathy, tolerance and opening our eyes to who and what is behind terrorism in the world. It might be considered a ‘spoiler’ by some, but Raj tells us in the forward where he is heading.) ![]()
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