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A review by scarletohhara
Leila by Prayaag Akbar
4.0
It is actually a 3.5 star book, but I have to give it 4 stars because of how it made me feel - shudder in the knowledge that the dystopian world of this book could actually be a reality.
I also appreciated the details in the plot which make it an Indian story. I thought the plot had a great premise, but weakened a bit midway, making for a weak ending.
The literature and narration were good, a refreshing feeling after the recent bad crop of Indian authors in English.
The effort to close the story this complex, with very few open endings, all in the spread of one book is commendable too.
Read this book if you've felt a growing uncertainty if the world in Atwood's Handmaiden's Tale would be a reality... Leila's world is close and could be in our neighborhood.
I also appreciated the details in the plot which make it an Indian story. I thought the plot had a great premise, but weakened a bit midway, making for a weak ending.
The literature and narration were good, a refreshing feeling after the recent bad crop of Indian authors in English.
The effort to close the story this complex, with very few open endings, all in the spread of one book is commendable too.
Read this book if you've felt a growing uncertainty if the world in Atwood's Handmaiden's Tale would be a reality... Leila's world is close and could be in our neighborhood.