lovmelovmycats reviewed A Burning by Megha Majumdar
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4 stars
Pretty tragic, and it feels so realistic especially this year.
Paperback, 304 pages
Published June 29, 2021 by Vintage.
3 stars
(3 reviews)
Set in Kolkata, India, the novel tells the story of its central character Jivan, a woman who witnesses a terrorist attack on an Indian train while it is stopped in a station.The woman posts to Facebook the next day, drawing the attention of police who arrest her on suspicion of committing the terrorist attack herself. Following the accusation, her fate hinges upon her former gym teacher, PT Sir, who has become a politician in an Indian right-wing party, and on a hijra actress named Lovely.
debby_joyblue reviewed Burning by Megha Majumdar
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2 stars
2+. Short but heavy. I was distracted by the constant movement between narrators/POV, though some of that may be due to the mental exhaustion of being toward the end of week 12 of quarantine. It's a sad fact, it would seem, that some (too many) people do/say heinous things and allow others to suffer/die, in the course of their own scheming and self-interest.
debby_joyblue@bookrastinating.com reviewed Burning by Megha Majumdar
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2 stars
2+. Short but heavy. I was distracted by the constant movement between narrators/POV, though some of that may be due to the mental exhaustion of being toward the end of week 12 of quarantine. It's a sad fact, it would seem, that some (too many) people do/say heinous things and allow others to suffer/die, in the course of their own scheming and self-interest.