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A review by elsiemookow
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
So, I honestly didn't know what I was getting into with Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line as I hadn't even read the synopsis in years, but I needed an audiobook, and it was available. I must say, the audiobook was excellent, and also, if I'd realized what it was about I wouldn't have read it... Somehow I keep picking up extremely dark books, but this is by far the best I've read so far this year.
The author creates an hopeful, funny, and unique voice for Jai and his classmates who live in the poor part of town in makeshift houses. Their parents each have their own struggles trying to keep a roof over their heads while working long days in menial labor.
The book, however, quickly turns dark as the author highlights the real life disappearances of children in India, and the classmates struggle to figure out what is going on and while hoping their friends have run away and not that something sinister has happened to them. What really makes this book is the voices of the children, and yes, I did cry more than once.
The author creates an hopeful, funny, and unique voice for Jai and his classmates who live in the poor part of town in makeshift houses. Their parents each have their own struggles trying to keep a roof over their heads while working long days in menial labor.
The book, however, quickly turns dark as the author highlights the real life disappearances of children in India, and the classmates struggle to figure out what is going on and while hoping their friends have run away and not that something sinister has happened to them. What really makes this book is the voices of the children, and yes, I did cry more than once.