Shantinath Chaudhary asked this question about A Fine Balance:
Why did the author deem it fit to end the book with the unexpected and shocking suicide of a lovely character? Don't you think it looked out of place and was unnecessary turn of event in the story? After all, the person had started from Home with a positive resolve, and was made to look a very wise and mature person, so why that sudden change of mind for him? Couldn't an alternate line of story been more suitable?
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Shantinath Chaudhary @jonathan: Wow, very nice, well explained, rational answer! :) Thanks for that (y)
Mar 10, 2021 06:19PM · flag
U 25x33
Andrea That was a very good answer and gave me a different viewpoint. I found Manek to be incredibly selfish and by the end of the book I didn't like him as ...more
Mar 11, 2021 03:55PM · flag
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