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A boy named Animal, orphaned and crippled by the Bhopal chemical disaster, tells his story. Reading this gives a good feel for how the lives of the people must have been affected at the grassroots level, and their degree of frustration at the company who caused the disaster not taking any responsiblity for the ongoing effects.
The sentence structure that Animal uses is at times offputting, but the book is well written and definitely worth the read.
The sentence structure that Animal uses is at times offputting, but the book is well written and definitely worth the read.
This is narrated through Animal. A foul mouthed teenager whose spine is deformed from a chemical leak (based on the Bhopal disaster in India in 1984) and he now has to walk on all fours. It's an American factory and all the people want is justice after so many deaths and illness. Twenty years later the Americans haven't even cleaned up the old plant which is still polluting their water.
Enjoyed the book. It was interesting, sad, funny, and weird at times. ...more
Enjoyed the book. It was interesting, sad, funny, and weird at times. ...more
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