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A review by kaboomcju
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
2.0
Let me say this: Anappara creates some great characters in this book. Unfortunately, none of them is the protagonist. Forget the fact that Jai is a 9-year old boy. He's just uninteresting, and I found myself actually not liking him as I continued reading. His best friends Faiz and Pari are FAR more interesting. Even his older sister is a character I would like to know more about. I was supposed to feel sorry (I guess) for Jai by the end of the book. Instead, I just kept wondering why he suddenly felt alone (selfish really when you consider what was going on in the story!).
The author was obviously giving a social commentary on the struggles of the poor in India. This would have worked better told from the point of view of a 9-year old GIRL (considering some of the side stories Anappara tells about the female characters), or if the book were just non-fiction. The main character was annoying, and all the other characters were just way more interesting.
The author was obviously giving a social commentary on the struggles of the poor in India. This would have worked better told from the point of view of a 9-year old GIRL (considering some of the side stories Anappara tells about the female characters), or if the book were just non-fiction. The main character was annoying, and all the other characters were just way more interesting.