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A review by joeesomething
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
5.0
Edit: After much thinking and contemplation, I decided to change my rating to 5 stars. I finally received some justification for the shit that goes down and it all makes sense. The circle is indeed complete!
Original review below:
Rating: 4 stars
"You see, you cannot draw lines and compartments, and refuse to budge beyond them. Sometimes you have to use your failures as stepping- stones to success. You have to maintain a fine balance between hope and despair." He paused, considering what he had just said. "Yes," he repeated. "In the end it's all a question of balance."
You see, this was going to a great five starred book. But then stuff happened. Some unnecessary stuff.
The book talks about the lives of various individuals belonging to different socio-economic backgrounds and how their lives intertwine during the Emergency in India in 1975.
It takes a caricature-ish look at the political and societal scenrio during this time and it seems to have mainly aroused from the author's experience during the time.
The book is great, you should read it, but the reactions that follow would be at your own risk as everyone has a way of viewing the world.
"I used to. But now I prefer to think that God is a giant quiltmaker. With an infinite variety of designs.. And the quilt has grown so big and confusing that the pattern has been impossible to see, the squares and diamonds and triangles don't fit well together anymore, it's all become meaningless. So He has abandoned it."
In conclusion: This is a great read, but not everyone's cup of tea.
Original review below:
Rating: 4 stars
"You see, you cannot draw lines and compartments, and refuse to budge beyond them. Sometimes you have to use your failures as stepping- stones to success. You have to maintain a fine balance between hope and despair." He paused, considering what he had just said. "Yes," he repeated. "In the end it's all a question of balance."
You see, this was going to a great five starred book. But then stuff happened. Some unnecessary stuff.
The book talks about the lives of various individuals belonging to different socio-economic backgrounds and how their lives intertwine during the Emergency in India in 1975.
It takes a caricature-ish look at the political and societal scenrio during this time and it seems to have mainly aroused from the author's experience during the time.
The book is great, you should read it, but the reactions that follow would be at your own risk as everyone has a way of viewing the world.
"I used to. But now I prefer to think that God is a giant quiltmaker. With an infinite variety of designs.. And the quilt has grown so big and confusing that the pattern has been impossible to see, the squares and diamonds and triangles don't fit well together anymore, it's all become meaningless. So He has abandoned it."
In conclusion: This is a great read, but not everyone's cup of tea.