The New Yorker's review offers a similar critique, with a bit more historical/cultural context: http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2010/09/13/100913crb

The New Yorker's review offers a similar critique, with a bit more historical/cultural context: http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2010/09/13/100913crbo_books_sanneh http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2010/09/13/10091...