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The Inheritance of Loss
The Inheritance of Loss
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December 15, 2010
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What Members Thought

Al
Dec 14, 2010 rated it liked it
Shelves: 2010-books
I thought this captured India really well and told its story beautifully, although I found the ending terribly depressing.
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Alan
Jan 08, 2008 rated it liked it
Shelves: fiction, india
Read for Common Reader group.

Story set in northern India, where various tribal/ethnic elements clash, and so do social castes and Europeanized values and culture with Indian.

It is almost but not quite satirical, mocking I would say.
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Debbie Petersen Wolven
Dec 26, 2010 rated it liked it
Shelves: gave-back-to-the-library-before-i-w, abandoned-before-finishing
Very well written but could not hold my interest enough to finish it. The characters were eccentric, which is fine, but I found it hard to relate to or care about any of them.
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Jessica
Feb 02, 2008 rated it it was ok
Shelves: modern-lit, india
While there are some pretty descriptions of the ceiling of the world, the narrative thread never seemed to come together for me - not as good as I'd hoped for. ...more
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Jan 07, 2008 rated it liked it
Shelves: 2007
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May 07, 2008 rated it it was ok
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