Exit West

[b:Exit West 30688435 Exit West Mohsin Hamid https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1477324680s/30688435.jpg 51234185]“We are all migrants through time.” Mohsin Hamid What a magnificent and magical novel! At a mere 240 pages, Exit West is jam-packed with beautiful, poetic and imaginative writing. Hamid is a magician of words and I was a guest on his magic carpet. The novel is about refugees, immigration, the loss of loved ones, adjusting to new environments, and much more. The story begins with Nadia and Saeed, both young and in love. Their country has become a dangerous war zone that is progressively getting worse. They learn of mystic, transportable doors, which can take them to faraway places. Nadia and Saeed decide to leave their war-torn country and travel through one of the portable doors. The story follows them as they live in different places all around the world. An interesting aspect is that Hamid weaves other characters who also go through the transportable doors throughout the novel, which I think is pretty genius. This novel is quite relevant to the current refugee crisis going on. This is one of those books that I was so glad that I had the audible narration for because listening to the author read his work makes it so much more magical. FIVE STARS all the way.