tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post5889529348983998250..comments2024-03-15T03:54:16.131+00:00Comments on Pen and Paper: Brick Lane.Felicity Grace Terryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-73465148309100790412009-05-21T20:39:08.805+01:002009-05-21T20:39:08.805+01:00I know exactly what you mean by "not the usual ste...I know exactly what you mean by "not the usual stereotypes", Erika. That's why, in an odd way, Mrs Islam, though quite a ruthless, manipulative character, was, perhaps, my favourite - not at all what you would expect of an aging muslim womanFelicity Grace Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17852843882007267665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2372511622978085955.post-47379099213274353272009-05-21T19:54:37.113+01:002009-05-21T19:54:37.113+01:00I liked the characters, they were all a mix of lik...I liked the characters, they were all a mix of likeable and unlikeable, not the usual stereotypes of Muslim women = good, Muslim men = bad. <br /><br />And I liked how it was mostly written from Nazneen's view. To think she lived in England but to all intent and purposes could have lived anywhere else, so little did she know about the country and about what was going on around her!Erika Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01812376497361267014noreply@blogger.com