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A review by pinkiebear
Tomb of Sand by Geetanjali Shree
3.0
meandering, compulsive, overwrought and playful are all words that are applicable to tomb of sand. at times I was completely absorbed and yet as the story went on I found the book tiresome.
tomb of sand is highly refriental to indian culture, history and literature, specifically relating to india-pakistan relations, and I admittedly lack understanding of the cultural context of the novel and likely only had a superficial reading experience, a fact that became very apparent to me whilst reading part three.
but still this book is filled with wonderful magical realism, a cane which butterflies flow out of and an assembly of crows admiring saris appearing in a tree, which I adored. and of course I loved the exploration of mother-daughter relationships through Beti and Ma, and watching their fraught relationship develop through the subversion of traditional roles.
so overall, a very mixed reading experience but one that will definitely stick with me
tomb of sand is highly refriental to indian culture, history and literature, specifically relating to india-pakistan relations, and I admittedly lack understanding of the cultural context of the novel and likely only had a superficial reading experience, a fact that became very apparent to me whilst reading part three.
but still this book is filled with wonderful magical realism, a cane which butterflies flow out of and an assembly of crows admiring saris appearing in a tree, which I adored. and of course I loved the exploration of mother-daughter relationships through Beti and Ma, and watching their fraught relationship develop through the subversion of traditional roles.
so overall, a very mixed reading experience but one that will definitely stick with me