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Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir by Padma Lakshmi

dnlrbchd's review

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3.0

Content warning: assault and a miracle baby

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4.0

4 stars

The best stories are made of people; what they do; how they do it; and often why they didn't do something.

5 stories, each creating an impact on you. Themes differ but what's common is the unpredictability.
Each plot has its own dark, unexpected twist. Suspense is well maintained, some are even nerve-racking.
The Runaways is about the impact the Holocaust had on people's lives. People are scared for life. All that enveloped into a love story. Bitter-sweet.

Life is too funny that way, but it all worked out too intricately to be a coincidence.

Love, Ink, and Readheads is scary at its best. Loved the plot, the characters, and the theme.
Cold in May is a short read and this was my not-so-surprised element in the book.
Interpretation of a Murder is a story within a story. It gets a bit confusing but leaves you baffled at the end.
For the Sake of a Fated Ending is a real deal. Dramatic yet edgy. Imagination makes things so much better, or rather filmy (because Bollywood does that to us Indians).