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A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
5.0
“Where humans were concerned, the only emotion that made sense was wonder, at their ability to endure; and sorrow; for the hopelessness of it all.” [Page 556]
Set in mid-1970s, A Fine Balance tells the tale of four unlikely individuals whose lives intertwine during a time of great political unrest and upheaval, shortly after the Indian government declares a ‘State of Internal Emergency’. Mistry explores the lives of four people, a widower, a university student and an uncle-nephew pair of tailors.
To say he captures their day-to-day encounters with humour, insight and empathy would be an understatement. Rather, his writing depicts a rollercoaster of humanity. As Mistry aims to provide his readers with an abundance of detail at every turn of the page, this book encapsulates the very emotion and mind of each individual it introduces.
I absolutely fell in love with this book and allowed myself to travel back in time! A must read for book lovers.
Set in mid-1970s, A Fine Balance tells the tale of four unlikely individuals whose lives intertwine during a time of great political unrest and upheaval, shortly after the Indian government declares a ‘State of Internal Emergency’. Mistry explores the lives of four people, a widower, a university student and an uncle-nephew pair of tailors.
To say he captures their day-to-day encounters with humour, insight and empathy would be an understatement. Rather, his writing depicts a rollercoaster of humanity. As Mistry aims to provide his readers with an abundance of detail at every turn of the page, this book encapsulates the very emotion and mind of each individual it introduces.
I absolutely fell in love with this book and allowed myself to travel back in time! A must read for book lovers.