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A Suitable Boy
by Vikram Seth
It took me awhile to read this book. In part because it is some ~1500 pages. In part I would read for awhile and then step away. When it was finished I couldn't read anything else for awhile because I had become so involved in the characters.
I truly like Vikram Seth's writing. I love what he did with this book. I love so many of the aspects and so many of the characters seemed like real people to me in the end. And you could tell that Seth loved his characters too. I kept wondering which of the two Chatterji boys he was most like as I felt there was a part of him particularly in the writer but also in the one with the mystical bent (sorry I don't have the book at hand.)
I would recommend this to anyone who likes family sagas, Indian literature or books that happily meander through their stories. If you want your plot on a tight schedule, this may frustrate you. If you like Dickens, you'll be okay here.
I truly like Vikram Seth's writing. I love what he did with this book. I love so many of the aspects and so many of the characters seemed like real people to me in the end. And you could tell that Seth loved his characters too. I kept wondering which of the two Chatterji boys he was most like as I felt there was a part of him particularly in the writer but also in the one with the mystical bent (sorry I don't have the book at hand.)
I would recommend this to anyone who likes family sagas, Indian literature or books that happily meander through their stories. If you want your plot on a tight schedule, this may frustrate you. If you like Dickens, you'll be okay here.