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A riveting debut novel from Megha Majumdar. The story was really interesting and it captured the reality of being a transexual lower-class minority in India, Majumdar's writing did an effective job of putting the reader in the characters' shoes. I also thought the story was well-paced and expertly concluded, it's a piece of fiction that very much felt like a memoir.
The narrative revolves around the perspectives of three characters who are each caught up in a highly politicized criminal trial, the fractures of the Indian judicial system are exposed and it's easy for the reader to see the charade unfold. The politics is composed pretty well, I do wish that the nationalist party from the story, undoubtedly modelled after the current BJP party, was fleshed out a bit further.
The writing style Majumdar chooses to use is quite unique and took me a while to get used to, but once I did, it was extremely easy to be invested in the story. A great fictional piece and one that has me looking forward to Megha Majumdar's future works.
The narrative revolves around the perspectives of three characters who are each caught up in a highly politicized criminal trial, the fractures of the Indian judicial system are exposed and it's easy for the reader to see the charade unfold. The politics is composed pretty well, I do wish that the nationalist party from the story, undoubtedly modelled after the current BJP party, was fleshed out a bit further.
The writing style Majumdar chooses to use is quite unique and took me a while to get used to, but once I did, it was extremely easy to be invested in the story. A great fictional piece and one that has me looking forward to Megha Majumdar's future works.