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A review by bucketheadmary
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
5.0
This book contained no wasted sentences. I even learned some new words, such as "triturate," "horripilation," and "sortilegious"!
The characters were so well-crafted, their stories weaving in and out, making layers of tragedy. This book has SO much tragedy, of so many different kinds. It starts off with comparatively light sorrow, then gives you a taste of the heavy, and towards the end it was almost more than I could bear. But even in the darkest of times, there is some good to be had. I'm not sure that was supposed to be the book's message (the blatant message seems to be "Never visit India!"), but it's what I'm deciding to come away with.
The characters were so well-crafted, their stories weaving in and out, making layers of tragedy. This book has SO much tragedy, of so many different kinds. It starts off with comparatively light sorrow, then gives you a taste of the heavy, and towards the end it was almost more than I could bear. But even in the darkest of times, there is some good to be had. I'm not sure that was supposed to be the book's message (the blatant message seems to be "Never visit India!"), but it's what I'm deciding to come away with.