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A review by daniellewalsh
Abandon by Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay
4.0
At the start I found it difficult to get round the Ishwari/I change in narrative. I understood that it was self-referential but still found it jarring at times. Once I got into the groove of it though, I found it a really interesting way of getting the character’s thoughts and feelings across in retrospect.
This narrative allows the split of female identity to be portrayed, as Ishwari struggles with her identity as a mother, wanting to run away from that responsibility and life. When she finds her son has followed her she is forced to continue to care for him and provide for him as he becomes increasingly ill, whilst wanting to continue living her own life
It’s interesting to read about Ishwari’s lack of want of the position of motherhood, whilst seeing the childlike innocence of Roo. Ishwari was forced into the world, unwanted, with society saying his soul needed to be saved, but he ended up living a life of pain and suffering.
It’s a hard hitting one, and another book that I’m very glad Tilted Axis have in their collection.
This narrative allows the split of female identity to be portrayed, as Ishwari struggles with her identity as a mother, wanting to run away from that responsibility and life. When she finds her son has followed her she is forced to continue to care for him and provide for him as he becomes increasingly ill, whilst wanting to continue living her own life
It’s interesting to read about Ishwari’s lack of want of the position of motherhood, whilst seeing the childlike innocence of Roo. Ishwari was forced into the world, unwanted, with society saying his soul needed to be saved, but he ended up living a life of pain and suffering.
It’s a hard hitting one, and another book that I’m very glad Tilted Axis have in their collection.