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No Muslim is perfect and we will sin intentionally or unintentionally, but we have to acknowledge our faults at the same time. Good Intentions] is a rather clever novel about vulnerability and victimhood that subtly subverts the reader's expectations.
In the tradition of Spike Lee's film School Daze, Ali's novel explores the ways that racism may do its insidious damage even among those who are traditionally not its targets and victims.
Also, Yasmina and Nur’s relationship had little substance provided which made Nur’s love for her even more conflicting with how he treated her. A heart-wrenching and beautifully told debut novel about love, family obligation and finding your way. The backward-looking part of the book has the plot of conventional romance; the forward-looking part, which explores the aftermath of Nur's announcement (built largely around his dithery way of arranging a first meeting between his parents and Yasmina's), is fresher and more compelling.
I related to this, coming from a Pakistani family myself I often think twice before making certain decisions and questioning myself! Statistics suggest that inter ethnic marriage is quite common, but fiction is nearly always about how hard it is. I loved this book from the reading the first page, so to finally be able to finish the story was amazing for me, and I loved every second of it. Slow to start for me, the story really built up to a suspenseful conclusion as the couple fails to let outside pressures impede on their love. It addresses human imperfections and the prejudices that people don’t want to admit to themselves and how a persons decisions have far reaching consequences that affect other peoples lives.
As time passes, the secret grows larger and larger and Nur must tell his family risking his status as a good son. We learn about Kate’s possibly stalling career and Leo’s plan to apply to acting schools against his mother’s wishes. stars but the way the ending was executed and after sitting down and thinking through my feelings for the book again, I decided on 3. It is very poignant, addressing the problems of racism and the tension between love for your family versus love for the person you have chosen to marry. The ending is completely fair, looking at the different paths things might have taken: this is realistic and means Nur must face up to his actions.