Good Intentions

A Novel

De: Kasim Ali

Narrado por: Nathaniel Curtis

Duración: 8 h y 58 m

Resumen del Editor

"An unbelievably gorgeous debut." (Angie Kim, best-selling author of Miracle Creek)

For fans of The Big Sick and Nick Hornby - a magnetic debut novel about a young man who has hidden a romance from his parents, unable to choose between familial obligation and the future he truly wants.

If love really is a choice, how do you decide where your loyalties lie?

It’s the countdown to the New Year, and Nur is steeling himself to tell his parents that he’s seeing someone. A young British Pakistani man, Nur has spent years omitting details about his personal life to maintain his image as the golden child. And it’s come at a cost.

Once, Nur was a restless college student, struggling to fit in. At a party, he meets Yasmina, a beautiful and self-possessed aspiring journalist. They start a conversation - first awkward, then absorbing. And as their relationship develops, so, too, does Nur’s self-destruction. He falls deeper into traps of his own making, attempting to please both Yasmina and his family until he must finally reveal the truth: Yasmina is Black, and he loves her.

Deftly transporting listeners between that first night and the years beyond, Kasim Ali's Good Intentions exposes with unblinking authenticity the complexities of immigrant families and racial prejudice. It is a crackling, wryly clever depiction of standing on the precipice of adulthood, piecing together who it is you’re meant to be.

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt and Company.

©2022 Kasim Ali (P)2022 Macmillan Audio

Didn’t expect the ending

Well written story! I found a lot of relatedness with Noor. I’m a muslim girl and dated white and black christian people before. I never was able to introduce them to my family

Disappointing

Dull story and inappropriate choice of narrator in terms of pronunciation. Did not finish.

Did not care about this character

This was a DNF for me. I didn’t find ne the story compelling and the primary character was truly whiny.

Decent story….

Overall, this was a decent story, but did get a bit tedious at times, since there was no major climax. Showed a realistic look into cultural racism, and the unfortunate impact it can have on love.

Perpetuates a negative message on race

This was a terrible book. The portrayal of Blacks in this book was the perpetuation of Blacks are less than others. It is a dangerous message that should not linger or be reinforced.

The author unnecessarily swings back and forth between time with no real progress except for the gay character. He was honest and came into his own.

I would not recommend this book.