Kamila Shamsie's Broken Verses

Kamila Shamsie's Broken Verses

Is there a book that you wish you could “unread”? One that you disliked so thoroughly you wish you could just forget that you ever read it? I would have to say that for me Kamila Shamsie's Broken Verses is a book I wish I could 'unread'. It starts out well enough, with her trademark intriguing Karachite character, Aasmani clinging to her rather complex past. However, as the story progresses, you get the feeling the author lost direction with the plot. The premise of a mysterious Faiz-like individual 'The Poet' is promising, but the novel quickly loses steam and is unable to engage the reader.