![]() I grew to love the characters, and Alif is one of those protagonists who doesn't come off as heroic and brilliant but instead human in his decisions, rationales and fears. Many of the characters are either unnamed or going by pseudonyms, which I found fitting Alif himself is hiding behind the first stroke of the Arabic alphabet. This is a beautiful book, rich with culture and character. ![]() ![]() ![]() Heartbroken, he retreats and creates a code that will prevent Intisar from ever being able to contact him ever again, and it is this software along with a mysterious ancient book called the Alf Yeom gifted to him by the girl that sets into motion a series of events that will change his life as well as the fate of The City. The novel begins as Intisar ignores Alif's text messages and soon he discovers that she has been engaged to a wealthy Arab - Alif, being of mixed parentage is no match for him. Their love affair is one for the shadows, meetings after dark and a self-proclaimed marriage in Alif's small duplex bedroom in the lower-class Baqara District. The Internet is where his work and life is, and it is through this medium that he meets Intisar, a wealthy and intelligent girl from the upper-class side of The City. ![]()
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