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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
I've realized that I really do not like it when authors read their own work. I prefer it when the work is interpreted by someone else representing the reader. This book willl be an undeserving bestseller. It is rambling, unfocused, and simply boring. Pass.
I think my main problem with this book was that I had a hard time understanding much of it. But I can say my favorite part of the book was everything up until about the third chapter? I don't know, I just loved Anjum's introduction/section. She was easily my favorite character.
What stood out to me the most is that the beginning of the book reminded me so much of [b:Middlesex|2187|Middlesex|Jeffrey Eugenides|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1437029776s/2187.jpg|1352495] by Jeffrey Eugenides. Although the two stories are told in completely different ways I found that I could draw a lot of comparisons between the two, atleast with Cal and Anjum. I even remember thinking on page 21 Cal's father in Middlesex reacted much the same way as Anjum's had. This is an okay book to me but I recognize that it holds a lot of potential for someone who can understand or connect with it better than I can.
Rating: 2.5 Stars
What stood out to me the most is that the beginning of the book reminded me so much of [b:Middlesex|2187|Middlesex|Jeffrey Eugenides|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1437029776s/2187.jpg|1352495] by Jeffrey Eugenides. Although the two stories are told in completely different ways I found that I could draw a lot of comparisons between the two, atleast with Cal and Anjum. I even remember thinking on page 21 Cal's father in Middlesex reacted much the same way as Anjum's had. This is an okay book to me but I recognize that it holds a lot of potential for someone who can understand or connect with it better than I can.
Rating: 2.5 Stars
Some parts I found to be very slow going-- other parts I liked very much. I liked Anjum especially, and the descriptions of Dr. Azad Bhartiya and the others on the pavement. I learned a lot about Kashmir, too. Ultimately I liked the book and would recommend it.
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
Couldn't finish this. Really liked the first third and then got way too confused trying to remember who was who
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
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medium-paced
"How to tell a shattered story? By slowly becoming everybody. No. By slowly becoming everything".
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is an epic act of truth telling in the face of oppression. It contains everything that a political fiction can offer: from gender brutality to violence in Kashmir; from Capitalism to Maoism; from America to Afghanistan; From Rooh Afza to Coca-Cola; love, friendship, and gravyards. The story kept telling itself till the end, containing everybody and everything. A small continent of revolutionary tales. The prose turned grief into humour and sailed us through the lives of many broken/disturbed souls.
I’ve been carrying this book with me everywhere for the past month, and it might stay with me for the rest of my life!
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is an epic act of truth telling in the face of oppression. It contains everything that a political fiction can offer: from gender brutality to violence in Kashmir; from Capitalism to Maoism; from America to Afghanistan; From Rooh Afza to Coca-Cola; love, friendship, and gravyards. The story kept telling itself till the end, containing everybody and everything. A small continent of revolutionary tales. The prose turned grief into humour and sailed us through the lives of many broken/disturbed souls.
I’ve been carrying this book with me everywhere for the past month, and it might stay with me for the rest of my life!
slow-paced
A slow read, at times it was a little tricky to keep track of who the characters were.