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myraniz's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
shriyak's review
5.0
March 2016 - I was casually browsing through book shelves that were hidden. I stumbled upon Saree and at the time I wasn't able to purchase it. 2 months later I find the exact copy at my favourite charity shop. This was destined to be read.
Saree captures the essence of Tamil and Sinhalese culture so well that I honestly felt like I was apart of Nila's journey. She is a character that will forever be close to my heart. I have learned a lot alongside that the author really deserves full praise. A gem of a book.
Unfortunately I can't seem to find The Wedding Season in the UK. However I hope Su decides to continue writing.
Highly recommend
Saree captures the essence of Tamil and Sinhalese culture so well that I honestly felt like I was apart of Nila's journey. She is a character that will forever be close to my heart. I have learned a lot alongside that the author really deserves full praise. A gem of a book.
Unfortunately I can't seem to find The Wedding Season in the UK. However I hope Su decides to continue writing.
Highly recommend
megelzbth's review
2.0
Saree had all the right potential to be a wonderful and emotional journey. It was supposed to be a novel with six different stories, all interwoven and connected through a precious garment. Instead it felt like a big confused mess.
The first story opened well, a young girl about to begin her career as a Saree maker. However, it quickly turned to a hurried, cliched insta-love that read like a bad romance novel. I was not impressed.
The second story was the one I enjoyed the most as it focused a lot on the production of silk - something of which I am really interested in. But it was really the only story that spoke about the weaving process. Disappointing.
At times the fluffiness gave way to a brief insight into the Sri-Lankan civil war, but just not enough for it to feel threatening or brutal for these characters. It was just dropped in for good measure.
I reluctantly kept reading, hoping for the best, but expecting the worse. By now I was taking in each tale on its own because I failed to see the connections between characters and their stories. Occasionally a name would pop up but it had been so long since they were last mentioned, I couldn't recognise them or remember them. I was left trying to figure out the disjointed connection.
I'm so disappointed because it could have been a riveting generational saga but it was so damn lifeless!
The first story opened well, a young girl about to begin her career as a Saree maker. However, it quickly turned to a hurried, cliched insta-love that read like a bad romance novel. I was not impressed.
The second story was the one I enjoyed the most as it focused a lot on the production of silk - something of which I am really interested in. But it was really the only story that spoke about the weaving process. Disappointing.
At times the fluffiness gave way to a brief insight into the Sri-Lankan civil war, but just not enough for it to feel threatening or brutal for these characters. It was just dropped in for good measure.
I reluctantly kept reading, hoping for the best, but expecting the worse. By now I was taking in each tale on its own because I failed to see the connections between characters and their stories. Occasionally a name would pop up but it had been so long since they were last mentioned, I couldn't recognise them or remember them. I was left trying to figure out the disjointed connection.
I'm so disappointed because it could have been a riveting generational saga but it was so damn lifeless!
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