Exit West Book Review Rating: ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ (3 out of 5) Exit West tells the raw and real story of two refugees, Saeed and Nadia, who escape their country which is on the brink of civil war. Hamid covers the challenges that migrants face leaving and entering countries, a topic that is very relevant to today’s world. Nadia and Saeed aren’t characters that are typically likable, they make selfish decisions and have seemingly irrational arguments. However, it is these characteristics and reactions to the events in their lives that make them tangible and all the more real. The story of their relationship isn’t perfect, but it depicts how people can change. Hamid also leaves Saeed and Nadia’s home city nameless so that the reader can interpret the city as their own, which is a small but significant detail. Hamid’s prose is very unique as he uses run-on sentences and irregular grammar consistently in his writing. I found it to be difficult to read and ex...