Goodreads is full of snobs and elitists. Way too many self-centered opinions there.Mohsin Hamid's all books are a pretty incisive look at religion, politics, morality and our social mores.
Do read "The Crossed Swords" by Shuja Nawaz and Tinderbox by MJ Akbar, regarding Pakistan Politics, post independence.
Ayesha Jalal is a big name in this respect, but I haven't read her books. I plan to, someday.
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P.S. Is there a PG presence on Goodreads?????
If not, there should be....what say you? My goodreads account is basically just a diary of books because none of my close friends are big readers or even those who are, they don't use goodreads.
As sad as it may be, I prefer to get my book reviews from Amazon. People are honest about the book and often times the reviews are simple and clear.