(Arabian Fantasy) Qasim meets a djinn boy his age at the mosque one morning, and he becomes obsessed with finding him again. (3,879 words; Time: 12m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average
"The Congregation," by Kamila Shamsie [bio] (edited by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurin), appeared in The Djinn Falls in Love, published on March 14, 2017 by Solaris.
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Pro: Qasim finally completes his quest for his brother, and he earns it, through forty years of dedicated service to the mosque.
Con: We learn nothing about Qasim other than his obsession with finding his brother, and we learn nothing about the other characters at all.
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Con: We learn nothing about Qasim other than his obsession with finding his brother, and we learn nothing about the other characters at all.
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
Kamila Shamsie Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
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