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anjalisudarsan 's review for:
The Inheritance of Loss
by Kiran Desai
The Inheritance of Loss swaps between various timelines, places, and character's back stories, I think that's what makes it the most interesting. New York, Kalimpong, and other places in Northern India - in the 1950s when India is a newly independent country and people are just warming up to the idea of a nationalistic identity, there is bound to be various tensions in the air. While that, and the violence is shown very well, it's also about the common man living the mundanity of their lives in the mountains. Also, living abroad and struggling day in and out, while peers in India think they're living the high life.
The style of writing, using so many metaphors, was colorful at first but got annoying later. I also got confused by the pacing.
The style of writing, using so many metaphors, was colorful at first but got annoying later. I also got confused by the pacing.