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A review by mossyforest
Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure by Sarah Macdonald
4.0
When i picked this book up and read the blurb, 5 weeks into a visit to India, I had to read it! It was so comforting to read a book that wasn't describing the idyllic India travel agents sell or he India we see on the news but the India which I was living in.
As I continued to read a became fascinated by the things and placed MacDonald experienced during her two years in India. Some of them were the same as what I saw. I traveled to many of the places mentioned in the book. I enjoyed reading another perspective as well as seeing how places had changed. The events of the book happened almost 15 years ago and so it was really interesting to be able to see how things had changer as well as what had stayed the same.
It navigated India through religion. When you read it, and having spent a long time in the country, it makes total sense. Religion is so deeply rooted in the country and there are so many religions represented in this book it paints an elaborate picture.
I found this book hugely enjoyable, interesting and even moving. It kept me company on my travels and I'm sure in time will remind me of my own time spent in that crazy yet amazing country.
As I continued to read a became fascinated by the things and placed MacDonald experienced during her two years in India. Some of them were the same as what I saw. I traveled to many of the places mentioned in the book. I enjoyed reading another perspective as well as seeing how places had changed. The events of the book happened almost 15 years ago and so it was really interesting to be able to see how things had changer as well as what had stayed the same.
It navigated India through religion. When you read it, and having spent a long time in the country, it makes total sense. Religion is so deeply rooted in the country and there are so many religions represented in this book it paints an elaborate picture.
I found this book hugely enjoyable, interesting and even moving. It kept me company on my travels and I'm sure in time will remind me of my own time spent in that crazy yet amazing country.