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A review by maggiebook
A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam
3.0
Writing - The writing was beautiful. It was so easy to be pulled into the story.
Characters - The character of Rehana rather complex. In the beginning of the book you understand that her family is everything. When she loses her children, Rehana is rather scarred and you see throughout the book where she makes choices that she would normally not make for the protection of her family.
The other characters were only represented through Rehana's eyes so I didn't feel like I knew much about them or their motivations for making the choices they did.
Story - I thought this would be more about the war for independence than is was. This wasn't a bad thing but it did make me want to read more about Bangladesh and its history.
I really liked this book in how it dealt with being a mother without a husband in a society where women are expected to be married. Also liked how it didn't make Rehana a saint. She did things that were controversial to protect her family and she regretted them but would probably do it again if needed.
The story did bog down for me a bit in the middle and I felt like we were rehashing a bit but it picked up and I am glad I read it to the end.
Characters - The character of Rehana rather complex. In the beginning of the book you understand that her family is everything. When she loses her children, Rehana is rather scarred and you see throughout the book where she makes choices that she would normally not make for the protection of her family.
The other characters were only represented through Rehana's eyes so I didn't feel like I knew much about them or their motivations for making the choices they did.
Story - I thought this would be more about the war for independence than is was. This wasn't a bad thing but it did make me want to read more about Bangladesh and its history.
I really liked this book in how it dealt with being a mother without a husband in a society where women are expected to be married. Also liked how it didn't make Rehana a saint. She did things that were controversial to protect her family and she regretted them but would probably do it again if needed.
The story did bog down for me a bit in the middle and I felt like we were rehashing a bit but it picked up and I am glad I read it to the end.