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Between The Assasinations (2000)

by Aravind Adiga(Favorite Author)

3.28 of 5 Votes: 1

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review 1: A vivid series of short stories set in the Indian city of Kittur between the assassinations of Indira and Rajiv Gandhi in the late 80s/early 90s. It evocatively focuses on issues of caste, corruption, poverty, inequality and fateful incidents that can change lives. The format is a little frustrating as most of the tales are left hanging with a deep sense of foreboding, but one is always grateful for the insight.
review 2: Although enjoyable I found this lacked the compelling narrative shown in 'The White Tiger'. I still find this author fascinating as I have a love of discovering difficult cultures through literature and I still praise him highly. I think part of the problem is that the bar was set so high with white tiger that he failed to impress as much here... more. I enjoyed the collection of mixed characters between the Ghandi assassinations, although I wish it was made more obvious they weren't in chronological order earlier rather than at the end, I was left a bit confused and piecing together the stories. Still recommended. less

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