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A review by mickey14
A Rising Man by Abir Mukherjee
2.0
2.5 stars. The setting of this book was interesting: Calcutta, 1919, but that's about all. It started off ok with a detective newly arrived from Scotland Yard to Calcutta, India. You learn about some of the history of India and the tensions between the Indians and the British who rule them.
I didn't care much for Sam. There was nothing about him that made him special or worthwhile. I can understand Sam's reliance on opium but calling it an addiction seemed far-fetched. His views on Indians and the British were all over the place and seemed to change by the second. I liked Surendranath, aka Surrender-Not as he is called because the British can't be bothered to learn his actual name, and I think the book would have been much more interesting told from his pov instead.
I found the mysteries not that interesting and the conclusion woefully depressing.
I didn't care much for Sam. There was nothing about him that made him special or worthwhile. I can understand Sam's reliance on opium but calling it an addiction seemed far-fetched. His views on Indians and the British were all over the place and seemed to change by the second. I liked Surendranath, aka Surrender-Not as he is called because the British can't be bothered to learn his actual name, and I think the book would have been much more interesting told from his pov instead.
I found the mysteries not that interesting and the conclusion woefully depressing.