A review by jcpdiesel21
One Amazing Thing by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

2.0

Mixed feelings about this one. The premise is definitely intriguing and Divakaruni is undoubtedly a talented writer. However, I like the idea of the book more than its actual execution, and it came across as a series of short stories that were very loosely connected. The personal stories that the characters share start out interesting, but after a while I noticed that ideas and themes started to repeat themselves, and these stories became less engaging as the present-day situation dealing with the aftermath of the earthquake became more dire. I wish that there had been more material in the present to help flesh out the characters; a few unfortunately never progressed past two-dimensional stereotypes. I felt cheated and irritated by the ending as well; I actually thought that pages of my copy were missing when the book finished so abruptly!