heatherd 's review for:

A Great Country by Shilpi Somaya Gowda

2.0

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I have read all of Gowda's previous novels, and absolutely loved all three of them. Something was really off about A Great Country as compared to her other books, and that was so disappointing. The characters in this novel felt like cliches, no one felt realistic at ALL, and she threw so many subjects in the book it felt like she was trying to Say Something with every single character. If the book was longer, or had better character development, it might have been okay, but with such a short novel, trying to pack so many characters and so many ISSUES into it simply didn't work. I wish this book had been better, but I will still read her next novel as her first three were so successful for me.