A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

camelgirl · Dec 11th, 2005, 20:42

Hang in there Bijapuri, I also gave up on Rushdi, his writing really gets on my nerves--maybe I should look into the Furies. Took me 3 tries and 100 pages to finally get rolling with a Suitable Boy and I'm now finally "into" it and liking it. I think you won't have any trouble getting involved with A Fine Balance, it sweeps you along from the start. (At least it did me).

Mikki · Dec 17th, 2005, 01:34

Just want to thank PassingBy for bringing up A Fine Balance. I bought the book in April in Delhi and tried several times to "get into it" but couldn't. After reading about it on this thread, I tried it again - and this time it worked! It's a very worthwhile read. And it made me think that after all these trips to India and all the boosk I've read on the economy, I really don't know the first thing about this country! So I'll be looking for more reading tips on IM in order to rectify the situation.

smida02 · Dec 17th, 2005, 02:20

I also read this book during my last stay in India. Ignoring the entire premise of the book, the writing is fantastic. However, I loved the story even though it is very depressing. You keep wondering, "how much worse can it get?". It really make one realize just how easy most of our lives really are. I highly recommend this book and after finishing it I went out and bought "Family Matters" which I have just begun.

Another equally well written book, that is much less depressing by an equally amazing writer is "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/015...nce&n=283 155

lotus blossom · Dec 17th, 2005, 02:45

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Originally Posted by smida02

Another equally well written book, that is much less depressing by an equally amazing writer is "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

i'm listening to this book on cd - very entertaining, and yes, well written.

jens · Dec 17th, 2005, 08:11

We read A Fine Balance on our trip, balancing it w/ Life of Pi.

I'm also reading Shalimar the Clown and like it. His style may take some a while to get used to he writes a bit like a landslide, picking up everything along the way and sweeping it into his tale. It's more appreciated read aloud even. Some of his paragraphs are amazing read aloud.

I also liked Maximum City, taking it a bit as a novel. Suketa Mehta and Pico Iyer sort of remind me of each other, cosmopolitan men of the world, sometimes great sometimes annoying.

Dec 17th, 2005, 01:34	#32
Mikki Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 143	A Fine Balance Just want to thank PassingBy for bringing up A Fine Balance. I bought the book in April in Delhi and tried several times to "get into it" but couldn't. After reading about it on this thread, I tried it again - and this time it worked! It's a very worthwhile read. And it made me think that after all these trips to India and all the boosk I've read on the economy, I really don't know the first thing about this country! So I'll be looking for more reading tips on IM in order to rectify the situation.

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Dec 11th, 2005, 20:42	#31
camelgirl 10 year Visa okee dokee Join Date: May 2005 Location: Swannanoa NC usa Posts: 1,082	Hang in there Bijapuri, I also gave up on Rushdi, his writing really gets on my nerves--maybe I should look into the Furies. Took me 3 tries and 100 pages to finally get rolling with a Suitable Boy and I'm now finally "into" it and liking it. I think you won't have any trouble getting involved with A Fine Balance, it sweeps you along from the start. (At least it did me).

Dec 17th, 2005, 02:20	#33
smida02 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 78	I also read this book during my last stay in India. Ignoring the entire premise of the book, the writing is fantastic. However, I loved the story even though it is very depressing. You keep wondering, "how much worse can it get?". It really make one realize just how easy most of our lives really are. I highly recommend this book and after finishing it I went out and bought "Family Matters" which I have just begun. Another equally well written book, that is much less depressing by an equally amazing writer is "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/015...nce&n=283 155

Dec 17th, 2005, 08:11	#35
jens Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: US Posts: 109	We read A Fine Balance on our trip, balancing it w/ Life of Pi. I'm also reading Shalimar the Clown and like it. His style may take some a while to get used to he writes a bit like a landslide, picking up everything along the way and sweeping it into his tale. It's more appreciated read aloud even. Some of his paragraphs are amazing read aloud. I also liked Maximum City, taking it a bit as a novel. Suketa Mehta and Pico Iyer sort of remind me of each other, cosmopolitan men of the world, sometimes great sometimes annoying.

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