surabhi_brahma 's review for:

The Golden Gate by Vikram Seth

4.0

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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 "A novel by Vikram Seth" 

Is immediately enough for me 

And so, with a calculated bet, 

I bought this book to read. 

A novel in verse? 

Well, there were worse 

Things for me to indulge in 

And so I did, without chagrin 

Now, having read this wonderful book 

By a deservedly renowned author 

Let me be your rouser 

And take you to my nook 

As I attempt to tell you why 

You ought to give this book a try. 

At first, I admit, I was a little weary 

I’m not impressed by just gimmick 

But by the end I was teary 

I was touched by this book’s limerick 

Emotions, characters, descriptions, thoughts, 

Absolutely unmarred by a background plot 

Tells the story of human beings 

What is apparent and what is unseen 

Who knew a protest against a nuclear bomb 

Or the emotions after a loved one’s death 

Or a love affair in stealth 

Could be written with such aplomb? 

I’m just glad ‘The Golden Gate’ 

Was written into my fate.