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Suswatibasu (1703 KP) rated A State of Freedom in Books

Jul 30, 2017

A State of Freedom

Neel Mukherjee | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry

8.5

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A wonderful array of short stories set in India

An intriguing network of short stories set in modern India with a backdrop of traditional culture. The stories have a vague link with one another, usually focusing on one particular character's narrative. And the nature of each story varies from magical realism to politics. While there were some stories I liked more than others, the animal cruelty of one specific tale was a little gratuitous to my liking. And while I know this happens in India it didn't seem to go anywhere. Other than that a well written cyclical novel.

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Anne (15130 KP) rated Look Both Ways in Books

Nov 4, 2019

Thank you to Libro.fm and Simon & Schuster Audio for letting me listen and review this book. It's a collection of ten stories about what happens on the walks home from school and also in life. It touches and discusses topics of bullying, illnesses, figuring out who you are and what you want from life and what you want to do in life.
It's a collection of stories told by everyday people about their ordinary lives that really aren't all that ordinary when you read and think about the stories and the meanings, you can see how extraordinary all of us ordinary people in our everyday lives really are.
This is a deep and especially meaningful collection of stories about a variety of topics that we all hear about, experience or have someone close to us experience. It's definitely worth your time to read and listen to these stories. The audio is especially fun when listening to the characters in these stories.