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The World Unseen was a great read. The writing was smooth and effortless to read. The characters were sympathetic and well drawn, including several secondary characters. The prose vividly portrays the time and place in which the characters exist, bringing it all alive within the reader's mind.

If you're looking for a typical lesbian romance though, you may not be that interested. More than one third into the book the two women had only met briefly twice. The story follows their separate lives and then eventually weaves them together. The book is nicely paced, always moving forward. But it's not a fast pace. It's more of a slow moving river as opposed to a rushing torrent.

What I truly appreciated was the glimpse I was given into the ethnic and cultural conflicts of South Africa in the early 1950's. The story takes place near the beginning of apartheid, which was a bit of an eye opener for me in terms of its timing. As Europe and North America moved towards events that would finally bring about more racial equality, South Africa began aggressively moving further in the entirely opposite direction.

The only reason that I didn't rate The World Unseen with 5 stars is because I felt the ending was much too abrupt. I'm not one of those who needs every ending to be nicely tied up and everything clear. Vague or open-ended endings have their place in fiction and it's one that I can often appreciate. But in this case I was expecting a bit more and felt teased by the author. It didn't ruin the book for me by any means, but at the final few paragraphs I was thinking, "Hey wait a minute, you can't stop there!"

Kindle Note: Unfortunately, the Kindle ebook version is a mess in terms of formatting. I am returning the book because I don't believe I should have to pay ten bucks for such a poorly made product, even if the novel itself was excellent. Near the beginning entire blocks of text are indented. After that, indents seem to go away almost completely. This makes reading a chore, especially when dialogue is involved. There are also a lot of errors like dropped words, along with a few places of funky random formatting such as a few words suddenly underlined. I will be contacting the publisher in the hopes that they will pull the ebook and redo it and then inform me when it's done. If so, I will repurchase the ebook and remove this part of my review.


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The World Unseen Shamim Sarif 9780755321919 Books Reviews

S very good book but far too short. There was such a larger story here that unfortunately will never be written. This book could have gone so much more in depth in every direction. A shame it didn't. Still very good just not enough.
This book is a story told a changing world. Women loving each other. Bucking conventions and start a new pathway and a changed life. I enjoyed reading this book very much. One must take chances in life for love.
I've read it several times. Where all lesbian fiction authors seem to fall short, this author excels. Truly, one of the best books I've read. She captures reality in such a painful, poignant and relatable way. Even though I literally have no similarities between my life and the lives of the characters, I found myself relating to them. I could feel what they felt, cared for what they cared for and wanted what they wanted.

My absolute favorite thing about the way she writes is that she jumps from the perspective of the main characters and often shares the perspectives of secondary characters. This does so much for expanding the story without too much narrative. I LOVE this work and I love her other book, "I can't think straight".

Beautiful.
Easily one of the best novels I've read in a while. I'm still trying to figure out what to make of the ending though because there are many questions left unanswered.
Regardless, I can't wait to read more by Shamim Sarif.
Words cannot describe how much I loved this book. As a history fan, I just loved every bit of it. From the way it was written to the struggles presented to the different characters and the bitter reality slap that it is; I loved it all. I loved every word.
Fair warning In you do not like drama and you are more into simple light romances, you may not like this one. It is not as light as you may prejudge it to be.
I loved characters and description of Indian community in South Africa in the fifties, in times of apartheid. I did not know much about this community’s experIence in South Africa. Amina and Miriam are fascinating characters and I was engaged in following the story of how and why they were attracted to each other and learning what they were up against. I couldn’t stop reading and I was moved by the little things description of gestures that conveyed interest while not being able to express anything directly; the things left unsaid, the way they longed for freedom and autonomy in an adverse environment, the gifts exchanged without knowing if the other would understand. So beautiful! That said, I do wish Amina and Miriam’s relationship had been developed more. The ending seemed abrupt. However, I’m really glad I read this book and recommend reading. The description of this community in South Africa is fascinating!
The World Unseen was a great read. The writing was smooth and effortless to read. The characters were sympathetic and well drawn, including several secondary characters. The prose vividly portrays the time and place in which the characters exist, bringing it all alive within the reader's mind.

If you're looking for a typical lesbian romance though, you may not be that interested. More than one third into the book the two women had only met briefly twice. The story follows their separate lives and then eventually weaves them together. The book is nicely paced, always moving forward. But it's not a fast pace. It's more of a slow moving river as opposed to a rushing torrent.

What I truly appreciated was the glimpse I was given into the ethnic and cultural conflicts of South Africa in the early 1950's. The story takes place near the beginning of apartheid, which was a bit of an eye opener for me in terms of its timing. As Europe and North America moved towards events that would finally bring about more racial equality, South Africa began aggressively moving further in the entirely opposite direction.

The only reason that I didn't rate The World Unseen with 5 stars is because I felt the ending was much too abrupt. I'm not one of those who needs every ending to be nicely tied up and everything clear. Vague or open-ended endings have their place in fiction and it's one that I can often appreciate. But in this case I was expecting a bit more and felt teased by the author. It didn't ruin the book for me by any means, but at the final few paragraphs I was thinking, "Hey wait a minute, you can't stop there!"

Note Unfortunately, the ebook version is a mess in terms of formatting. I am returning the book because I don't believe I should have to pay ten bucks for such a poorly made product, even if the novel itself was excellent. Near the beginning entire blocks of text are indented. After that, indents seem to go away almost completely. This makes reading a chore, especially when dialogue is involved. There are also a lot of errors like dropped words, along with a few places of funky random formatting such as a few words suddenly underlined. I will be contacting the publisher in the hopes that they will pull the ebook and redo it and then inform me when it's done. If so, I will repurchase the ebook and remove this part of my review.