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niru3991 's review for:
Ghachar Ghochar
by Vivek Shanbhag
I will never know if this is one of those novels whose quality is diminished in translation, because the novel (or novella) is most engrossing when describing familial relationships, but very average otherwise. The most interesting characters are given almost no time to live on the pages, while the protagonist (who remains unnamed incidentally) wanders between interesting and dull as the 100 odd pages pass. However, the prose is well written/translated and reads easily, with simple phrasing and language, something evidenced by my reading the book in a couple of hours.
In the interest of keeping this review shorter than the book itself, the book was good in some portions, but I don't see what all the hype was about. Read, but with no expectations.
In the interest of keeping this review shorter than the book itself, the book was good in some portions, but I don't see what all the hype was about. Read, but with no expectations.