msjoanna's review against another edition
3.0
The text is deceptively simple. So much so that I almost stopped reading after the first 50 pages or so. But then the descriptions grabbed me and I became immersed in the foreign setting and characters. The book traces the story of a marriage tested by the husband's infidelity. Though the specific reactions of the characters did not fit my own expectations for what people would do in the same situation, the emotional power was real.
missnicolerose's review against another edition
2.0
#readtheworld Nepal
Ramchandra, a married father and schoolteacher begins an affair with a student. While the student is 21, I still felt a very much Lolita vibe that was just uncomfortable. Ramchandra is predatory and chauvanistic, thinking the world revolves around him and his needs/wants/desires.
The story is an easy read, but nothing spectacular.
I've read several reviews that have praised the ending, which wraps everything up in a pretty little package. It was just too happily-ever-after for my preference.
Ramchandra, a married father and schoolteacher begins an affair with a student. While the student is 21, I still felt a very much Lolita vibe that was just uncomfortable. Ramchandra is predatory and chauvanistic, thinking the world revolves around him and his needs/wants/desires.
The story is an easy read, but nothing spectacular.
I've read several reviews that have praised the ending, which wraps everything up in a pretty little package. It was just too happily-ever-after for my preference.
em_beddedinbooks's review against another edition
4.0
My first book by a Nepali author .
Loved the simple story told in a matter of fact manner , though the incidents within were sort of unconventional.
An impoverished maths teacher from a middle class background is forced to take on private tuitions for the livelihood of his family , though his wife is from a rich , politically upbeat family . He encounters a female student who is more impoverished , and the initial pity turns into something else.
A story of love, infidelity, acceptance, regret and giving in to circumstances, I was taken aback by the unconventional behaviour of the characters.
Though the main character is the school teacher , the Guru of love, his wife Goma, emerges out stronger and determined of the lot.
There is India bashing . I knew Nepal didn't like India , but never knew that India bashing was as prevalent as is portrayed in the book.
There is a line saying Nepalis feared Nepal will be annexed like Sikkim was... And I was astonished as I always considered Sikkim as a part of India , and not alien .
Loved the simple story told in a matter of fact manner , though the incidents within were sort of unconventional.
An impoverished maths teacher from a middle class background is forced to take on private tuitions for the livelihood of his family , though his wife is from a rich , politically upbeat family . He encounters a female student who is more impoverished , and the initial pity turns into something else.
A story of love, infidelity, acceptance, regret and giving in to circumstances, I was taken aback by the unconventional behaviour of the characters.
Though the main character is the school teacher , the Guru of love, his wife Goma, emerges out stronger and determined of the lot.
There is India bashing . I knew Nepal didn't like India , but never knew that India bashing was as prevalent as is portrayed in the book.
There is a line saying Nepalis feared Nepal will be annexed like Sikkim was... And I was astonished as I always considered Sikkim as a part of India , and not alien .
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