The Last White Man by Mohsin HamidMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
It reminds me of Kafka's metamorphosis and Jose Saramaggo's Blindness - the overnight change of a person into a taboo of society infused with Covid paranoia. I felt the last part of the book, the aftermath of the peak of the disease, a little unnecessary. Nonetheless, the story was gripping and tight. To me, the story mostly spoke about race - racism to engrained that even a dark man despises himself. Whilst even the mother's love of her child can be tainted by these prejudices, the latter part of the book also describes how true love can see beyond the stigma and find the person underneath. Great read though not excellent.
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