Category Archives: India

The Moor’s Last Sigh

Posted on October 31, 2013 by

The Moor’s Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie  (India/Britain) 1995 / 434 pages rating 7 / 20th c. fiction Okay,  so I’m a Rushdie fan since Midnight’s Children and totally fell in love with The Satanic Verses (the first book I ever read twice in … Continue reading →

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Narcopolis

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

Narcopolis by Jeet Thayil 2012 / 288 pgs ( Kindle) rating:  8.5 This book started out so lovely,  so real, so refreshing.  I’d say the first half was like that. Then,  probably like the addicts themselves,  it just went downhill … Continue reading →

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Feasting, Fasting

Posted on March 24, 2013 by

Feasting, Fasting by Anita Desai 1999/240 pages Booker s’list / India rating: 9 Odd I should actually read a paperback rather than an e-book, but this was on a super-sale and I couldn’t resist.   Although Desai has been widely acclaimed … Continue reading →

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Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard

Posted on March 4, 2013 by

Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard by Kiran Desai fiction – India 1998 / 224 pages Rating:  7 This is a somewhat silly but very fun read – inspired by a rather bizarre true a true story from India  Desai takes that … Continue reading →

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The Glass Palace

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

The Glass Palace by Amitov Ghosh 2000,  512 pages read by Simon Vance 17h 59m Rating – 8 It’s about time I got around to reading this book!   I totally loved Sea of Poppies and River of Smoke was … Continue reading →

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The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing

Posted on July 1, 2012 by

The Case of the Man Who Died Laughing by Tarquin Hall read by Sam Dastor 8h 25m Rating – 6.5 Visha Puri is a highly respected detective who one day gets called to investigate the death of  a Dr. Jha … Continue reading →

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The House of Blue Mangoes

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

The House of Blue Mangoes by David Davidar 2002 / 421 pages rating – 7.5 I was disappointed in what could have been such a great novel.  This is the saga of three generations of the Dorais, a non-Brahmin, land-owning … Continue reading →

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River of Smoke

Posted on January 31, 2012 by

River of Smoke by Amitov Ghosh 2011 / 528 pages fiction – 2nd in trilogy  “The Ibis Trilogy” rating –  9 Whew!   I just finished the second time – and I’m counting it twice.   I listened the first time … Continue reading →

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River of Smoke

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

River of Smoke by Amitov Ghosh 2011  (528 pages) Audible by Sanjiv Jhaveri – 22h. 34m. fiction – 2nd in series rating I really didn’t get “into” this book at all.  The last part was quite good but the rest all seemed … Continue reading →

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