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A review by harureads
The Immortal King Rao by Vauhini Vara
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
A beautiful exploration of the human life, and our possible future with the climate (political and literal) we are currently living in. I did feel like the lives of King and Athena did mirror each other’s in this complex way because of how their situations and personalities drove them to take any of the steps they did.
Although, one thing I absolutely did not like was how the book describes anything pertaining to the actual people. Visceral explanations of the smell of their sweat and breath, it’s felt weird and out of place every time. And although the book aimed to show the evils of caste system and capitalism I felt like it ended up not doing either sufficiently and had it not been for the characters, the story would have been fairly bland.
Although, one thing I absolutely did not like was how the book describes anything pertaining to the actual people. Visceral explanations of the smell of their sweat and breath, it’s felt weird and out of place every time. And although the book aimed to show the evils of caste system and capitalism I felt like it ended up not doing either sufficiently and had it not been for the characters, the story would have been fairly bland.