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The Space Between Us

Thrity Umrigar

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May 29, 2020 superawesomekt rated it really liked it

Shelves: class-and-caste

3.5/4 stars

The characters, the setting, and the pacing of this novel are crafted with skill. While there is a little mature content, this is a literary novel and the content is not gratuitous nor there for scintillation.

This book does not have a lot of happiness in it, but surprisingly it didn't bother me. This might be because I think the insight into lower caste life in the slums was worth it. The author made some of the plot predictable (to the cynics among us?) but that didn't take away fro ...more

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Nov 20, 2020 Katie rated it liked it

Shelves: female-author, book-club, _india

This book was fine, it just felt a little formulaic and predictable.

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Jul 09, 2009 Kristen Iworsky rated it it was amazing

I loved, loved, loved this book. It felt real. And, by the author's comments on the book, parts were indeed inspired by her own childhood growing up in India. The dialogue seemed very real, as well. I heard the words Achcha, baba, etc. often when in India, so it felt as though I was back there. Even if you don't know a thing about India, this is an amazing, amazing book. ...more

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Sep 30, 2007 Pam rated it really liked it · review of another edition

12/04/05 #214
TITLE/AUTHOR: THE SPACE BETWEEN US by Thrity Umrigar
RATING 4.5/B+
GENRE/PUB DATE/# OF PGS: Fiction, 2006, 321 pgs
COMMENTS: The story of 2 women from different economic
backgrounds in Bombay, India. Over the years they share
bonds of heartwarming compassion and heartbreaking
differences. (First Look book)

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