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3.49 AVERAGE
3.49 AVERAGE
Wasn't really expecting to enjoy a book about cows but this was delightful and I learned a whole lot about the importance of cows in Indian culture. Very interesting and I will probably never look at cows the same.
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
lighthearted
medium-paced
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
slow-paced
I didn’t expect to love this book so much or learn that much about milk from it. Not to mention, of course, the way India as a whole tends to treat cows, and why, and what they like to do not only with the milk, but urine and feces as well. Talk about versatile functionality!
Written with Narayan’s journalistic expertise, this book truly makes India come to life. Its social groupings, expectations, and lifestyle all converge to create a colorful picture that’s smattered across the board with cows.
And even better, even though this is a memoir-esque journalistic nonfiction book, Narayan provides so many sources and recommended readings to further the reader’s knowledge about cows, milk, and India. I’ll definitely be taking a look at those!
I just think this book is incredible, fun, and informative all in one go. I absolutely love all of the people Narayan interacts with, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading about how to go about purchasing a cow and donating a cow and how that all ties into India’s respect culture. I’ve done nothing in the past week or so except rave about this book to my coworkers at my cafe, and I just hope that anyone I recommend this to (everyone) will find this book as intriguing as I did.
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Written with Narayan’s journalistic expertise, this book truly makes India come to life. Its social groupings, expectations, and lifestyle all converge to create a colorful picture that’s smattered across the board with cows.
And even better, even though this is a memoir-esque journalistic nonfiction book, Narayan provides so many sources and recommended readings to further the reader’s knowledge about cows, milk, and India. I’ll definitely be taking a look at those!
I just think this book is incredible, fun, and informative all in one go. I absolutely love all of the people Narayan interacts with, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading about how to go about purchasing a cow and donating a cow and how that all ties into India’s respect culture. I’ve done nothing in the past week or so except rave about this book to my coworkers at my cafe, and I just hope that anyone I recommend this to (everyone) will find this book as intriguing as I did.
Review cross-listed here!
Reader on this audio version had a haughty "Queen Victoria" accent that made it seem like she was ridiculing India and it's people. Not a good fit for me.
Interesting to me as an animal lover and a recent visitor to Southern India. But Narayan is not a great writer, and I was disappointed with the prose.
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Super cute memoir about a woman returning to her home of India and making friends with a milk lady. Worth it for the musings on the merits of drinking cow urine, alone.