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A review by spicedragon
Leila by Prayaag Akbar
4.0
4/5
A look into a very possible dystopian future, that isn't that much different from the current climate in South Asia. We follow Shalini as she searches for her daughter, from Shalini's childhood to the moment her daughter is taken from her and she's forced into a "slum"
I appreciate that the fact that Shalini isn't exactly the most likeable, you sympathize with her, but at the end it becomes apparent that regardless of what she's been through and the how the stringent rules of society have reduced her to nothing she still has internalized the same thoughts...
The ending I thought was appropriate and honestly, just overall a well written book with commentary on how the effects of climate change and casteism go hand in hand.
TW for sexual assault and mentions of caste based violence
A look into a very possible dystopian future, that isn't that much different from the current climate in South Asia. We follow Shalini as she searches for her daughter, from Shalini's childhood to the moment her daughter is taken from her and she's forced into a "slum"
I appreciate that the fact that Shalini isn't exactly the most likeable, you sympathize with her, but at the end it becomes apparent that regardless of what she's been through and the how the stringent rules of society have reduced her to nothing she still has internalized the same thoughts...
The ending I thought was appropriate and honestly, just overall a well written book with commentary on how the effects of climate change and casteism go hand in hand.
TW for sexual assault and mentions of caste based violence