My journey continues through these literary giants and I am transported from Ireland to Northern India from a bleak world to a far more vibrant setting filled with plenty of smells, sights and noise. And a particularly engaging protagonist.
It is an interesting premise of a novel structure by boldly stating the conclusion of the story at the beginning and slowly revealing the intervening plot. Through out the story the main character through his own voice gave a bold glimpse into Indian caste system from the perspective of the poor and I got a real feel for this character’s philosophy and how and what had shaped it. The analogy of his life as being stuck in a rooster coop was brilliantly evocative and has stayed with me since reading the book. Moreover, the writing conveys a real sense of the extremely various lives being conducted in Delhi in close proximity and contrasts dramatically to the Darkness of rural India, highlighting the impact of the Western world on the society.
This book made me reflect on principles of right and wrong with reference to the context and the sympathy with the character’s fate which the author had constructed. As good books tend to do, I thought about how I would respond in a similar set of circumstances giving me more insight into myself as a person.
The style of writing as if the character was recounting his own life story was hugely informing and entertaining emphasising the sense of immediacy and involvement in the character’s world. Brillliant!
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