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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I am going to skip the star rating. Made it to page 124 and called it. I found the prose overwrought and there is no subtlety at all in the storyline (I also was not crazy about the structure, but I can't really say what bugged me.) Everything that happens is utterly plot driven, people's actions are what are need to move the story where Kapoor wants it to go, and are never actions we understand based upon what little we know about the characters. Also, everything is on the page - there is no room for imagination. It reminded me of reading Dan Brown (not a compliment) but the Indian version. It was just 100% not interesting to me and there are plenty of other books to read. I am in the tiny minority, people seem to love this, but I call 'em as I see 'em. .
Book went off course, second half was weird. Needed more character development. No one in book club liked the novel.
I struggled to get through this and didn’t feel attached to any of the characters or compelled to find out what happened to them
That was really intense. I'm glad I finished it. It twisted and turned multiple times into directions I didn't see coming. Full review at https://shelflife.cooklib.org/2023/03/14/michelles-pick-of-the-week-age-of-vice-by-deepti-kapoor/
It's a sprawling epic that takes a look at the fictional Wadia family. The narratives can be jumpy at times, with subsections jumping between multiple characters. Overall, it's not one I would usually gravitate towards, but it kept me interested through every section. I will say that the fifth section of the book feels rushed, but it is mainly set up for the next book in the series. One that I will more than likely check out.
Este libro ha sido un híbrido entre thriller y novela, y para acabarla está contado como si fuera una serie de Netflix (si, también este libro será serie de millones de capítulos (¿qué raro no?).
No se me hace un libro nuevo, tampoco creo que su temática sea algo diferente y por ende la propuesta nueva nunca la sentí (tal vez sea porque mis expectativas de las novelas ambientadas en la India son altísimas, y sí, tu Arundathi Roy tienes la culpa de mis exigencias y altas expectativas).
Tampoco se me hace un libro horrible, tiene buen ritmo en su mayoría, sin embargo como a 3/4 partes sentí que estaba en un ciclo interminable, el cual termina con un evento que la verdad se me hizo muy "fácil", no se tal vez no se le ocurrió un mejor final.
No se me hace un libro nuevo, tampoco creo que su temática sea algo diferente y por ende la propuesta nueva nunca la sentí (tal vez sea porque mis expectativas de las novelas ambientadas en la India son altísimas, y sí, tu Arundathi Roy tienes la culpa de mis exigencias y altas expectativas).
Tampoco se me hace un libro horrible, tiene buen ritmo en su mayoría, sin embargo como a 3/4 partes sentí que estaba en un ciclo interminable, el cual termina con un evento que la verdad se me hizo muy "fácil", no se tal vez no se le ocurrió un mejor final.
This was a doozy. I was lost for some of it because of the jumps in time and all the characters. I couldn’t tell when it was a different POV and would forget the time because of the lengthy chapters (I listened on audio so some of this was a Me problem).
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I binged this hefty book in a matter of days. An epic family crime drama with vivid imagery, compelling storytelling, and somewhat unique writing style. It unravels a bit near the end with several new storylines and characters, but my interest persisted nonetheless.