A review by devm108
The Lost Flamingoes of Bombay by Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi

4.0

A book about typical Bombay dreams, passion, love, art, loss, betrayal, nostalgia, sad memories, happy memories, kind people, bad people, and falling in and out of sense. I expected something more engrossing, something more deeply rotted to the spirit of Bombay and not just about its reference in the book as a place where all major characters lived and all major incidents took place. I also expected a different read, atleast a bit more interesting one, and not just a simple ‘love, crime, betrayal, loss’ plot. But, I absolutely love the way Sidhanth portrays his characters in a language so poetic and deeply imaginative, painted with all sorts of lively colors that all words, and all stories become fun to read and live with.