Customer Review: The events related illustrate and teach much about India that needs to be known by those who do not come from the area. I can see whay many Indians are so upset by the work. They do not claim that what it written is false, mind you, just that Mr. Adiga (a journalist and Native son) should not have... more info
Customer Review: There are enough differences in the wonderful movie and this engaging book that you won't be bored reading it even though you have seen the movie. You will be on the edge of your 'easy chair' while reading this.
Customer Review: At heart Roy's book is about true love thwarted by family and society. Set in the state of Kerala on the rain-soaked coast of the Indian peninsula, Ammu, an independent woman from a good family, and Velutha, an enterprising man belonging to the "untouchable" caste have a short, intense love affair... more info
Customer Review: I picked this book up on a whim and I'm so thankful that I did-everything happens for a reason. This book is not pushing an ethos. It tells the story of a prince who gives up riches to become a monk who then finds enlightenment and lives as a buddha. It is full of action, love, hate and drama. The... more info
Customer Review: It's not easy to write about a book that has received so much examination but I'll give it a try anyway. This book tells the story of an elderly judge, his grand-daughter and his cook, as well as the cook's son in the United States, the neighbours and the grand-daughter's tutor. There is... more info
Customer Review: I have been a big fan of Indian fiction for some time and found this book a great read on a par with the best (A Suitable Boy, MIdnight's Children, you name it).
Customer Review: I lost myself in India multiple times when reading this epic. My family would tease me for not hearing them trying to get my attention. Seth's skill in weaving so many vivid characters together is tremendous. The variety of communication struck me: internal thoughts, dialogue, letters, speeches,... more info
Customer Review: This book kept me up past my bedtime last night, although I found it not entirely convincing. Still, parts were enthralling. Ghosh throws together an American cetacean researcher of Indian descent, a translator from New Delhi, an illiterate fisherman, and the turbulent landscape of the Sundarbans,... more info
Customer Review: I read this book for a graduate course in global English literature. It was one of the more enjoyable reads in that class. The novel is set in India and Pakistan both before and after Partition. It deals with the effects that Partition had on the cities of Calcutta and Dhaka. Ghosh's prose is clear... more info
Customer Review: I am a fan of Indu Sindaresan, but I do not like this novel. The idea is terrific, as is the main female character, Mila, but the novel itself is boring and at the same time, too "James Bondish." To sum it up, an American fellow comes to Rudrakot looking for his MIA brother. He has only four days of... more info
