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The Inheritance of Loss
by Kiran Desai
The dog deserved better.
Well executed prose (though, as many have said, it almost has a twee affectation, but perhaps this was deliberate?) and just such a sad exploration of colonialism and loss of culture.
But unfortunately we're left with horrible broken characters. The most sympathetic (besides the dog) are Sai and Biju. The new generation that has been created by this turmoil and systemic stripping of heritage. Strange then, that one decides to leave and the other comes back.
(The Judge? Well, he's a monster created by internalized hatred and external pressures...but with his treatment of Nimi/his family I can't call him sympathetic. Monsters doing monstrous things).
I think if I had a deeper connection to Indian/British culture this book would have resonated so much more. But alas, instead I'm left lamenting Mutt.
Well executed prose (though, as many have said, it almost has a twee affectation, but perhaps this was deliberate?) and just such a sad exploration of colonialism and loss of culture.
But unfortunately we're left with horrible broken characters. The most sympathetic (besides the dog) are Sai and Biju. The new generation that has been created by this turmoil and systemic stripping of heritage. Strange then, that one decides to leave and the other comes back.
(The Judge? Well, he's a monster created by internalized hatred and external pressures...but with his treatment of Nimi/his family I can't call him sympathetic. Monsters doing monstrous things).
I think if I had a deeper connection to Indian/British culture this book would have resonated so much more. But alas, instead I'm left lamenting Mutt.