Mrsmuddle
i have to admit it has been some time since i read a fine balance. i dont remember it been difficult to read, but the storyline just got more and more depressing.
i think the bits in the government were quite arduous to get through. but i liked the historial and political context.
i'm quite an optimistic person, maybe thats why i didnt like it. also i havent read any reviews so i wasnt really sure what was going to happen.
when i finsihed it i felt miserable. as if i had my own personal rain cloud.
but i suppose some people would argue that if a book can leave you with such emotions after so long, it must be a powerful read.
i like my books to take me on an adventure of ups and downs. whereas this went down down down, i stuck with it, and kept thinking just over the next page maybe things will change for the characters.
It with go down as the most depressing and haunting book i ever read.
i should maybe give it aother chance, because i've matured since i last read it. but i dont want to go through the effort only to be left miserable again.
a suitable boy, was more my cup of tea, read it twice, also set in india, very long though.
i think i'll stop talking now.