Hell!
No Saints in Paradise is an urban fantasy fiction set in 2050. Ismael
is a Pakistani-American student. After a tiring spirtual quest he
enters into an alliance with otherworldly beings who send him on a
precarious journey
of self discovery. Ismael still remains a non-believer, in sharp
contrast with his father who is a prominent extremist in Pakistan.
Now Ismael has to return to Pakistan. To gain the trust of his
father, who stays in a fundamentalist Pakistan, he has to pose as a
true believer. Will he complete his mission. This is the story of
Hell! No Saints in Paradise.
The
book chronicles life of a non-believer. It is not easy at all if you
are living in a country like Pakistan. I liked the way character of
Ismael is developed. With this book the author has tried to step
into a new territory. His writing is clean and error-free. Yet the
story appears non-linear and difficult to comprehend. What is the use
of germinating a great idea when you are unable to communicate it to
the masses in unequivocal words. The novel certainly falters when it
comes to comprehension. This book may have been a great book, if it
was a bit simplified for the lay readers.
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