So this took a bit longer than I expected to finish, and not because the length of the book but due to me committing less time to reading.
I completed the book but there seems to be no ending to it. The book revolves around two larger disjointed narratives one from the personal experience of the hero, and the other one where our hero is doing research for his doctoral thesis.
The narrative keep moving between the two plots, and there are times when the reader can get lost what he was reading (happened to me couple of times actually when I didn't realise that this was a different plot).
The book is full of warmth, and nostalgia. There are some really funny instances of our hero trying to answer the questions from the locals. And this actually highlights the point that we all have our natural curiosity, and prejudices when we heard of the things we're not acquainted with.
Well it was a good read but a lot of the people may not enjoy this style of writing.
If you're an Amitav fan, than just go for it.
I completed the book but there seems to be no ending to it. The book revolves around two larger disjointed narratives one from the personal experience of the hero, and the other one where our hero is doing research for his doctoral thesis.
The narrative keep moving between the two plots, and there are times when the reader can get lost what he was reading (happened to me couple of times actually when I didn't realise that this was a different plot).
The book is full of warmth, and nostalgia. There are some really funny instances of our hero trying to answer the questions from the locals. And this actually highlights the point that we all have our natural curiosity, and prejudices when we heard of the things we're not acquainted with.
Well it was a good read but a lot of the people may not enjoy this style of writing.
If you're an Amitav fan, than just go for it.
