A review by red_magpie
Husband of a Fanatic: A Personal Journey Through India, Pakistan, Love, and Hate by Amitava Kumar

2.0

I think my problem with this books was that I wanted it to be something else. Given the title I expected it to look at Muslim-Hindu relationships at a very personal level but instead it was a long, repetitive ramble through various communal riots on the subcontinent. Lots of horrific stories from survivors of violence, lots of discomfort on the author's part, but not the in depth look at the relationship between Muslim wife and Hindu husband (and their families) that I'd expected from the title. It wasn't a bad book but I didn't find it terribly engaging and I wasn't sad to be done with it.