A review by bargainandbooks
The Association of Small Bombs by Karan Mahajan

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

This was a really hard book to read. The events were traumatic and the lives affected were completely turned upside down. The victims of the bombing as well as the victims of a society who perpetrated the bombings. Religion, class, gender, etc are all brought into how the players of this story are affected. How they  are impacted and whether they’re radicalized or not by grief, loss, anger towards the government, themselves, or others. There were parts I didn’t love, but overall it was a gr.