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shinjinim's review
4.0
Mukherjee has captured the feel of the places – Bangalore, Old Delhi, Gurgaon – beautifully.
His characters are finely drawn, from the eccentric JJ to the mousy Roy and his stolid, old-fashioned, middle class parents; and feisty yet vulnerable Sheetal. Jaaved, especially, as the young Old Delhi boy who is passionate about food and wise beyond his years, is a lovable fellow. Deeply thoughtful, he’s the glue that binds the friends together as their plans seemingly unravel. And his innate wisdom just shines off the page.
The dialogues are believable – a very important point for any intelligent reader that particularly hit me when I read the awful dialogues in Tarquin Hall’s The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken – and witty.
Full review here: http://peddlerofdreams.wordpress.com/2013/08/11/book-review-boomtown-by-aditya-mukherjee/
His characters are finely drawn, from the eccentric JJ to the mousy Roy and his stolid, old-fashioned, middle class parents; and feisty yet vulnerable Sheetal. Jaaved, especially, as the young Old Delhi boy who is passionate about food and wise beyond his years, is a lovable fellow. Deeply thoughtful, he’s the glue that binds the friends together as their plans seemingly unravel. And his innate wisdom just shines off the page.
The dialogues are believable – a very important point for any intelligent reader that particularly hit me when I read the awful dialogues in Tarquin Hall’s The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken – and witty.
Full review here: http://peddlerofdreams.wordpress.com/2013/08/11/book-review-boomtown-by-aditya-mukherjee/