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annabolson 's review for:
A Fine Balance
by Rohinton Mistry
I don't know yet if there's such a thing as a perfect book, but this comes mighty close.
I'd say the only element that would turn some off of this book is some really punch to the gut events based on real history. No spoilers, but to me, they seemed incredible, impossible, close to fiction. But nope, stuff like what happens in this book really happened in India in the '70s and '80s. As far as I know, parts of it are still happening.
Else than that, the characters, the plot, the details, each character's story (and there are a lot of characters), had me totally invested from day one. This is the kind of book that I will recommend with accolades to other people. This is the kind of book that I will reread multiple times for the rest of my life. It's vast, beautiful, tragic, humorous, and all around wonderful. Go read it!
Oh, and if you can get your hands on this audiobook, I recommend it as the way to read it, because the narrator was also wonderful.
I'd say the only element that would turn some off of this book is some really punch to the gut events based on real history. No spoilers, but to me, they seemed incredible, impossible, close to fiction. But nope, stuff like what happens in this book really happened in India in the '70s and '80s. As far as I know, parts of it are still happening.
Else than that, the characters, the plot, the details, each character's story (and there are a lot of characters), had me totally invested from day one. This is the kind of book that I will recommend with accolades to other people. This is the kind of book that I will reread multiple times for the rest of my life. It's vast, beautiful, tragic, humorous, and all around wonderful. Go read it!
Oh, and if you can get your hands on this audiobook, I recommend it as the way to read it, because the narrator was also wonderful.