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A review by thewordsdevourer
Ten Incarnations of Rebellion by Vaishnavi Patel
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
*Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC
Ten Incarnations of Rebellion is a good book overall, though I wish I enjoyed it more as a result of my few caveats with it.
In a speculative history where Britain still reigns over India until the 60s, Patel reimagines the struggle for independence, competing methods and approaches towards that goal, while also including real forms of repression by the British on local populations.
While I appreciate the good intention behind the novel, however, I personally could not connect to the characters and instead feel detached from many of them despite the myriad of traumatic events and emotional moments that happen throughout. Rhe book also reads as surprisingly juvenile for its subject matter, while also being quite narrow in its scope of examination on various issues.
Ten Incarnations of Rebellion is a good book overall, though I wish I enjoyed it more as a result of my few caveats with it.
In a speculative history where Britain still reigns over India until the 60s, Patel reimagines the struggle for independence, competing methods and approaches towards that goal, while also including real forms of repression by the British on local populations.
While I appreciate the good intention behind the novel, however, I personally could not connect to the characters and instead feel detached from many of them despite the myriad of traumatic events and emotional moments that happen throughout. Rhe book also reads as surprisingly juvenile for its subject matter, while also being quite narrow in its scope of examination on various issues.