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Three Bargains (2014)

by Tania Malik(Favorite Author)

3.91 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0393063402 (ISBN13: 9780393063400)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

review 1: I received this book through a goodreads giveaway and I enjoyed it. The author did a good job telling the story and building up the characters. However, I felt lost at times not knowing exactly where the author was going with the story. It was supposed to be about a boy who bargained three times to end up in his current present, but those bargains weren't revealed until the end, and during that time I was left out in the dark wondering when the book was going to get to the point. When the message of the story was revealed it ended so abruptly. The author worked so hard to build up the characters and their relationships and it sort of fell flat in the end. I was hoping for a more powerful ending that would stay with me for a long time. With that said, the story itself had p... moreotential to be so much more and I wish the author could have delivered the moral of the story better than she did.
review 2: I was a goodreads first reads winner of "Three Bargains" by Tania Malik. the main character in this book is "Madan" the novel starts in 1983 when Madan is 12 years old and follows his story up to current times. three Bargains takes place in India. Madan and his family are poor from age 12 he tries to get jobs to help support his family, his father is drunk and abusive and even commits an unspeakable act toward his family. Madan is the boy who has to "bargain" for his life and family. he witnesses and experiences tragedies and triumphs. he goes from poverty to success of his own. and faces many hardships along the way. I do not want to give away any spoilers. I will say I really enjoyed this well written book and found myself involved in what happened to certain characters in this novel. I was glad I got the chance to read Three Bargains. less

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