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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
Excellently written but not quite what I thought it would be. Tried to recommend it to Ashu and he said we should discuss it when I come home in a fortnight right okay
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This has been on my radar for a while since I typically like gritty novels. And at first, I was loving it when it focused on one of the main characters, Ajay. But when the perspectives changed to the poor me rich characters and an unrealistic crazy one, I wasn't as into it. And the ending was very disappointing. Apparently, this is part of a series. When it's complete, I might read it if I still remember this book. Despite the negatives, part of this book was very good, and at least it was compelling even when I wasn't enjoying it as much.
The first part, Ajay’s, started off slow for me but things picked up once I got to Neda’s point of view (my favorite part). I really enjoyed Kapoor’s writing, especially the way she switched up styles based on different POVs and the interconnectedness of all the character’s storylines. While I don’t think I completely understood all the themes, I enjoyed it (as much as you can enjoy a book with some dark, depressing themes). Also just have to say, Eli was my absolutely favorite character and I wanted so much more of his dialogue and POV.
There was so much happening in this book that I was unable to keep up with the year/ plot/ characters! It sounded so interesting so I’m upset it wasn’t one I enjoyed.
slow-paced
writing was good but i did not enjoy the plot at all and it was so fucking long
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I had picked this as a BOTM book because it looked good, and a year later I got to read it. I was hesitant because I looked up reviews first.
I like smart character-study type books with jumping timelines from different points of view where character development is almost more important than plot, so I liked this.
At first the ending confused me, because I felt like everything hit a fever pitch and then the book... ends. Then I read that this is the first book of a planned trilogy, which I had not known going into it, and I was less confused.
Overall, I liked this and when the next books are published I'll probably pick them up as well.
I like smart character-study type books with jumping timelines from different points of view where character development is almost more important than plot, so I liked this.
At first the ending confused me, because I felt like everything hit a fever pitch and then the book... ends. Then I read that this is the first book of a planned trilogy, which I had not known going into it, and I was less confused.
Overall, I liked this and when the next books are published I'll probably pick them up as well.
Yeh India hain. This is India. Or so thinks Sunny, the privileged-dreamer-turned-spiraling-addict who lies center of this story. And what a great story it is. Haunting, cynical, terrifying, riveting, Age of Vice mainly follows three characters who revolve around Sunny: Ajay, his bodyguard and driver; Neda, his journalist sweetheart; and Sunny himself. As they are surrounded by corruption and evil, each of them will have to remodel themselves to fit someone's mold. God, they're fascinating. Ajay just wants to do what he's told to get by in life, never fully facing the trauma that his mother sold him. Neda thinks she wants to expose the seedy underbelly of Delhi's capitalist cronies, but never gets quite far enough to take action. And Sunny? He wants a utopia—a global city, a metropolis that will bring Delhi once and for all into a new age of prosperity and glory. These characters, along with the supporting cast that occasionally take a narratorial appearance, are so frustrating. You want them to win, you want them to be good, and those two desires are often at odds. It's excellent.
I was thrilled to hear that Deepti Kapoor is planning a trilogy out of this series. I will absolutely be reading the sequels, not to mention the FX show that is currently being developed out of this story. Wow! What a novel!
I was thrilled to hear that Deepti Kapoor is planning a trilogy out of this series. I will absolutely be reading the sequels, not to mention the FX show that is currently being developed out of this story. Wow! What a novel!