PositiveThe National Book ReviewExit West makes visceral how quickly and easily life as we know it can come to a terrifying end ... The first half of Exit West is deeply moving in its close and tender observations of Saeed and Nadia coming together as their world is coming apart. The latter part of the novel, however, loses some momentum as Saeed and Nadia slowly separate ... Exit West is an important, moving, and timely book. As tensions over the current refugee crisis rise around the globe, Hamid’s novel helps us empathize with those compelled to flee. And despite its contemporary resonance, it leaves us with comforting reminder of the age-old promise of immigration: to open a door onto a better life.
