Review for Americans are Punny People by Razia Fasih Ahmad
Note: This is NOT a romance, it's a collection of humorous stories.
This is an intelligent, witty book, written with love of family, tradition, and country. There is little sentimentality in the tales; the prose is direct with several delightful turns of syntax and each essay has a twist at the end―sometimes a punny one. The essays call to mind Joel Stein’s “The Awesome Column” in Time. These essays embrace a theme of human connectivity. In her prologue, Ahmad writes, “People are different, yet destined together.” She is the mastermind, making sure they are. She loves the friend who is so unlike her. Her toddler granddaughter helps her learn a new language. "Americans are Punny People is Ahmad’s first collection of essays in English and she must go on to write more so that we can have the gift of her wit, syntax, and remarkable perceptions about the world in which we all live." ―from the foreword by LYNNE HANDY. Writing humor and making people laugh is God-gifted―as they say you have it or you don’t! You may have the greatest sense of humor, but capturing and injecting it in your writing is indeed formidable. Razia lets her adopted fellow countrymen know how a new immigrant adjusts in a completely new culture and environment. "I am sure the American readers and the literary circles will enjoy this book and welcome her in their midst!" ―Dr. UROOJ AKHTAR ZAIDI, University of Windsor. Razia Fasih Ahmad has published about twenty books in Urdu language, encompassing many genres. Students have done research on her novels, short stories and travelogues for M.Phil. and Ph.D. Her books are available in the Library of Congress and in university libraries. Her stories were broadcast from the BBC and published in anthologies in many different countries. Her translated novel “Breaking Links,” is available at Amazon.com.
My Review
Razia Fasih Ahmad's "Americans are Punny People" is a standalone read. It's a collection of funny/witty stories about everyday life in America. I don't read in this genre much, but to me it was kind of like the stories you read in Reader's Digest. Some of the stories made me chuckle. The organization of the book is very good and I like the way things are grouped together. It definitely seemed like the author knew how to truly capture the human moments of our lives.
4 out of 5 stars
About the Author
Razia Fasih Ahmad is an award-winning author with more than twenty books, from biographies to novels, published in the Urdu language. Her short stories in English have been broadcast on the BBC World Service and published in the US, and her novel Breaking Links, translated from Urdu, is available on Amazon.com. Ahmad is also the winner of Pakistan’s most prestigious award for writers, the coveted Adamji Prize.
Website: raziafahmad.com
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