Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780141029580
ISBN: 0141029587
Label: Penguin
Manufacturer: Penguin
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: August 28, 2008
Publisher: Penguin
Studio: Penguin

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Rating: - A very narrow view of India
I was so excited at the prospect of this book - one of the best travel writers writing about my favourite place. I have heard it said that India holds up a mirror to you and your situation in life, forcing you to confront the issues, however uncomfortable they may be. This is, I think, what the book is about and it seems to me a wasted opportunity that the lead characters are all defined by their sexual conduct. This seems a very narrow prism through which to view anyone - especially in a society ... Read More

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Rating: - Fascinating
This newest book by Paul Theroux was a thoroughly enjoyable read. The three novellas are bound together by India as well as fleeting glances between each of the characters and examines the transition between post colonial third world to high tech mecca.
Literary tastes are divergent; one takes away something different from a work than another reader does. Each story in this book is an example of that.

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Rating: - Disappointment
I have loved so much of Theroux's work but this has been such a disappointment - quite frankly it is I think the worst book I have ever read. It is ill-concieved and lacking a theme, plot or even concept. Do not buy.

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