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Of Faith and Fidelity: Kamila Shamsie's 'Best of Friends' is pretty forgettable

Of Muses and Melodies: Sarvat Hasin's 'The Giant Dark' features good writing but boring characters

Of Boys and Boredom: Ali Sethi's 'The Wish Maker' proves the author should stick to singing

Of Simplicity and Sparseness: Shahbano Alvi's 'A Woman and the Afternoon Sun' keeps it short and simple

Of Race and Resentments: Maniza Naqvi's 'The Inn' takes a slow path down a winding plot

Of War and Violence: Nadeem Aslam's 'The Wasted Vigil' deserves a longer discussion

Of Motherhood and Mistakes: Kamila Shamsie's 'Broken Verses' is an ode to complex female characters