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A review by readmeanything_
Beautiful Thing: Inside the Secret World of Bombay's Dance Bars by Sonia Faleiro
3.0
An interesting read, I appreciated Faleiro's ability to let the lives of Leela, Priya, Masti...tell their stories without the added veneer of morality that so often accompanies this subject matter.
Even though I'm Indian and familiar with the context, greater analysis and contextualisation of the ban, the buildup to it would've really given the latter half of the book more depth and sensitisation.
It is slow going and the narrative voice could've been tighter, but the stories are incredibly compelling and well worth the read.
Even though I'm Indian and familiar with the context, greater analysis and contextualisation of the ban, the buildup to it would've really given the latter half of the book more depth and sensitisation.
It is slow going and the narrative voice could've been tighter, but the stories are incredibly compelling and well worth the read.