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La Moglie Sbagliata (2010)

by Karan Mahajan(Favorite Author)

3.09 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

8811666058 (ISBN13: 9788811666059)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Garzanti Libri

review 1: The writer grew up in India, came to Stanford for college, and now lives in New York, where I heard him at a reading. He has a wonderful voice, both in life and on the page; it rises humorous, wise, compassionate, and bold, to pull you immediately into the story and guide you companionably forward through it. He also has a fabulous control of language and I found myself smiling frequently as I read at the sheer bodily pleasure of a perfect yet unexpected phrase or metaphor. The organizing structure of the novel, interlocking chapters devoted alternately to a father of 13 and his eldest son, is elegant and provides an interesting contrast of perspectives on the choices a man can make in his life. The view of India is from a much more modern generation than the other boo... moreks I have encountered. I would highly recommend reading this novel. Yet it is the author's first book, and the story didn't rise to the level of greatness that I think he will achieve in the future. It is a good tale, (although it drifts off a bit in the end), but did not leave me seared with the imprint of a new truth about life, which the level of his language kept making me hope he would bring me to. He'll get there. In the meantime, the ravishing delight of his words will keep me a fan.
review 2: This is a wild romp of a book about a family of thirteen (going on fourteen) in New Delhi, India. The pov shifts between the oldest kid, a sixteen year old boy, his dad, a pregnant woman loving politician, and the poor, poor wife/mom. The author does a really wonderful job of folding in past story, and running the plot into complications, and depicting the interactions of teenage boys. A very fun read, by a very nice guy-- a new friend in the neighborhood. less

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