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luciadallett 's review for:
A Suitable Boy
by Vikram Seth
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
none of you will ever hear the end of me finishing this book
It was amazing and I want everyone to read it too, it’s the story of one girl’s search for a suitable boy ;) to marry in 1951-1952 India, but so much more than that … I love a long character driven book and I learned so much about post partition India- so much about the cultural reorganization between Muslims and Hindus- political violence, socialist efforts, unifying movements, yada yada. I really learned a lot. The level of detail in this book is astounding (it’s 1500 pages lmao) but you get so invested in the characters and the love stories, it almost felt like a screenplay sometimes. Also, many twist and turns :) It’s a fantastic book to commit to and be part of for a few months, it feels like it’ll never end but not because you’re bored or because it’s too long- because it becomes like another world you live in, like dreaming!
It was amazing and I want everyone to read it too, it’s the story of one girl’s search for a suitable boy ;) to marry in 1951-1952 India, but so much more than that … I love a long character driven book and I learned so much about post partition India- so much about the cultural reorganization between Muslims and Hindus- political violence, socialist efforts, unifying movements, yada yada. I really learned a lot. The level of detail in this book is astounding (it’s 1500 pages lmao) but you get so invested in the characters and the love stories, it almost felt like a screenplay sometimes. Also, many twist and turns :) It’s a fantastic book to commit to and be part of for a few months, it feels like it’ll never end but not because you’re bored or because it’s too long- because it becomes like another world you live in, like dreaming!