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Sehar Arshad sehararsh — I approached this book with some hesitation. When outsiders go in, and attempt to write about the inside, I hesitate. But I read through this (quickly, I might add--the writing is easy, conversational, and fluid that way) and truly appreciated the perspective for what it was. Giridharadas does not attempt to be an insider; he recognizes where he is from (America), that he is on a journey to (not BACK to) India, and that he is writing about his own observations about a nation in some turmoil. In many ways, it resonated with my own experience of "returning" to India several times over the past decade, usually to live/volunteer/do seva. In the process, my own visits led to observations of the rapidly changing landscape of a country so fortified in her religious, cultural and social roots. I found myself laughing several times throughout the book, usually during moments of the author's own keen observations of that ever-present confident "undertone" that seems to pervade so many Indians' voices and thoughts. All in all, a good read, and definitely a commendable first book for such a young/new author.

Mackie Abello _wag_achine — I enjoyed this book; it's in a similar vein to Andrea Barrett's wonderful novels, in that it combines 18th-century science and real historical characters with fiction. It's essentially two parallel tales -- the story of naturalist Joseph Banks and his mysterious lover Miss B, and modern-day taxidermist Fitz and his lodger Katya -- linked by a mysterious missing stuffed bird. [return][return]The problem I had with it was that the 18th-century parts were much more compelling than the 20th century ones; I loved the way he'd used real historical evidence to construct a plausible story about Banks and his nameless lover, and the development of their story was touching. The modern characters never really came alive in the same way -- they were all a bit wooden -- and the "mystery" of the bird and the various people looking for it never really built up enough suspense to be thrilling; it was pretty obvious that eventually Fitz would find it, and I guessed the "twist" in the d

Joëlle St-pierre _oelle_t_ierre — No drop-off in quality from The Hunger Games to Catching Fire. I am glad I discovered these books after Suzanne Collins finished them all so that I don't have to wait for the next book. Grabbing Mockingjay tonight and will get started on it ASAP.

Wolfgang Jäger jwjaeger224a9 — Amazing. I am so emotional about this book and I am really interested in the real Sarah Prine. I wonder how much of this book is true.