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paperbacks_and_priyam's Reviews (377)
dark
emotional
'the fear of the truth which kills, the power of truth, as savage, and as simple, and as awesome as death, yet as simple and as gentle as the child that has not yet learnt to lie.'
never read a book with such a sense of urgency and hopeless blind hope inspite of knowing all well how it was going to end. yes a sad devasting book but something im glad to have read and would recommend as yet another reminder of the bitter realities. in the end, firdaus didn't fear our world of nations and religions and patriarchy and men and ownership, notions of autonomy and free will and dignity but the price of that freedom shouldn't be one's self.
never read a book with such a sense of urgency and hopeless blind hope inspite of knowing all well how it was going to end. yes a sad devasting book but something im glad to have read and would recommend as yet another reminder of the bitter realities. in the end, firdaus didn't fear our world of nations and religions and patriarchy and men and ownership, notions of autonomy and free will and dignity but the price of that freedom shouldn't be one's self.
a reading experience! history to sci-fi to thriller to magical realism, this was an amalgamation of it all and so good at that. the stories behind nineteenth century (micro)biology and the history of science and ever present role of colonialism in who got to be the geniuses after all. such ceaseless back and forth between characters spread across mutiple timelines, especially a very real portrait of victorian india and 1990s india. dampy, gloomy monsoon writing is always a bonus.
im always looking for books involving biology academia and research, so it was fun with all that. enjoyed the mystery and gothic-y(?) elements as well. would have loved if it had a more substantial plot maybe as a full length novel
dark
reflective
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
oh how i love helen! read a few reviews saying they felt many parts of the book very dated but i found a lot of it still too real, another 'joy' of being from the third world.
one of my most favourite reads of the year so far. just the story and helen and gilbert and the way anne brontë deals with the portrayal of abuse and beautiful beautiful writing and the atmosphere especially the nature writing. and it was funny at times inspite of the sad theme.
one of my most favourite reads of the year so far. just the story and helen and gilbert and the way anne brontë deals with the portrayal of abuse and beautiful beautiful writing and the atmosphere especially the nature writing. and it was funny at times inspite of the sad theme.
dark
medium-paced
faves: how to swallow the moon, good girls, have you heard the one about anamaria marquez?, asphalt, mother, river, child and only unclench your hand
medium-paced
one of the most unique vampire stories i have ever read.
medium-paced
over 500 pages of victorian lesbians, gloomy gothic houses and evil uncles, obsessives and frauds, plot twists worthy of soap operas, foggy cramped victorian london of fingersmiths, baby farmers, & conmen and at the heart of it all the love story of two girls connected by fate and lies. the atmosphere, the pacing and the angst!! made for a perfect reading experience. i smiled, giggled, eye rolled at the men, was scared, and just devoured this book.
might be 4.5 on a different day but the five stars are straight from my heart for sue and maud and also sukhee and hideko(the handmaiden remains an adaptation for ages.)
might be 4.5 on a different day but the five stars are straight from my heart for sue and maud and also sukhee and hideko(the handmaiden remains an adaptation for ages.)
