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Themes: India, immigration, family saga, secrets, guilt, grief, jealousy, brothers, politics, tragedy, history
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"Subhash wondered if his placid nature was regarded as a lack of inventiveness, perhaps even a failing, in his parents' eyes. His parents did not have to worry about him and yet they did not favor him. It became his mission to obey them, given that it wasn't possible to surprise or impress them. That was what Udayan did."
"Udayan had given his life to a movement that had ...more
Favorite Quotes:
"Subhash wondered if his placid nature was regarded as a lack of inventiveness, perhaps even a failing, in his parents' eyes. His parents did not have to worry about him and yet they did not favor him. It became his mission to obey them, given that it wasn't possible to surprise or impress them. That was what Udayan did."
"Udayan had given his life to a movement that had ...more
From the beginning to the very end, this had me captivated and glued to the pages. While starting this one immediately upon finishing The Luminaries gave me a jarring start due to the vastly stripped down use of language by Lahiri, I thoroughly and absolutely enjoyed this one. I suppose I would remove one star as the characters are at times quite flat/one dimensional and not as richly developed as they could be. (I'm sad to see that I'm done this though.)
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