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A review by pearlkhurana
Lajja: Shame by Taslima Nasrin
4.0
My rating: 8/10
I picked this book for my book club meet on the theme of 'translations' and this is an English translation of the original Bengali novel. When I started reading the book, I was appreciating the new perspective it was giving me, and I would encourage people to read this book too. Everyone who saw this book in my hand seemed to know this author, even though I was sure none of them were readers. The books give an account of the lives of Bengali Hindus in Bangladesh since its formation and the impacts of Babri Masjid Attack on their lives. The gory details were difficult to go by, but I persisted. About its end, I realized why the book is banned in Bangladesh. The shift of readers emotion as the book progresses, I could feel that with her writing style. We really don't know how much of it is true or how much of it is an attempt to boil the blood of people and to never let them forget the Babri Masjid attack for all reasons right or wrong.
The writing style is different and does keep you engaged. Even though I'm not big on such books, I could easily read this one in no time. But I took my time to form my opinion after numerous debates with people.
I picked this book for my book club meet on the theme of 'translations' and this is an English translation of the original Bengali novel. When I started reading the book, I was appreciating the new perspective it was giving me, and I would encourage people to read this book too. Everyone who saw this book in my hand seemed to know this author, even though I was sure none of them were readers. The books give an account of the lives of Bengali Hindus in Bangladesh since its formation and the impacts of Babri Masjid Attack on their lives. The gory details were difficult to go by, but I persisted. About its end, I realized why the book is banned in Bangladesh. The shift of readers emotion as the book progresses, I could feel that with her writing style. We really don't know how much of it is true or how much of it is an attempt to boil the blood of people and to never let them forget the Babri Masjid attack for all reasons right or wrong.
The writing style is different and does keep you engaged. Even though I'm not big on such books, I could easily read this one in no time. But I took my time to form my opinion after numerous debates with people.