A review by meenakshimadhavan
Around India in 80 Trains by Monisha Rajesh

2.0

Two stars because while I really liked the premise--travelling around India on trains, and I'm a huge train fan myself--I thought her descriptions of India and Indians were a bit heavy handed with cliches, the familiar trap for foreigners writing about India, though the author is of Indian origin, she identifies as British. ("Indians are so-and-so" "Indian travellers like such-and-such.") It made me quite impatient, I wanted to say, "Get on with it already!" However, for those wanting more reads about travelling in India via trains, it's an informative read. So there's that.