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Narcopolis (2012)

by Jeet Thayil(Favorite Author)

3.36 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0571275761 (ISBN13: 9780571275762)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Faber & Faber

review 1: Yes, most of this book is set in Bombay. Yes, drugs play a major part in it. But this non-linear narrative goes well beyond this. I enjoyed reading this book (it is a fast read, too), particularly the first chapters. Some of the last parts of the book could have been more enticing and, in particular, I was a bit disappointed in how one of my favorite characters was just dropped and we just have a glimpse of what happened to her in the end.
review 2: Strong prose, stronger poetry - a potent combination of both litters the pages of this starkly brilliant novel. Each page is filled with wit, decadence and shock as the characters hurtle from one street to another in Bombay. A must read for all barring the faint-hearted and the simple; this will disgust, invigorate ... moreand push your intellect to several levels trying to get into the skin of the drug addicts who drive the novel from all walks of life. less

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