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A review by pankajmehra
A Life in Words by Ismat Chughtai
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
2.0
Disappointing narration for several reasons.
Very patchy narration as can be expected when a series of essays written at different times are collected together in a single book.
One tends to get lost in the cast of characters, with pet names added that cause further confusion. A Family Tree is provided at the end of the book, which helps. However, the narrative is disrupted as the reader's attention is diverted.
A most impersonal account by the author, who writes about all the other people in her life but shares very little of her own married life and more.
Very patchy narration as can be expected when a series of essays written at different times are collected together in a single book.
One tends to get lost in the cast of characters, with pet names added that cause further confusion. A Family Tree is provided at the end of the book, which helps. However, the narrative is disrupted as the reader's attention is diverted.
A most impersonal account by the author, who writes about all the other people in her life but shares very little of her own married life and more.