annasophiak's review
4.0
read my dad's copy of this book :) it was such an interesting experience to go back and read all the things that he underlined and to see the differences between the things i chose to write down and the quotes he thought were important.
so much of this book is about pursuing happiness, and as someone who is often caught up in her own struggles and fickle issues, it's a shock to the system. so many things about the changing world, the pressures of new machines and social norms that i am incapable of writing to justice. but i did love this book much more than i expected. through tragedy my heart has been warmed.
so much of this book is about pursuing happiness, and as someone who is often caught up in her own struggles and fickle issues, it's a shock to the system. so many things about the changing world, the pressures of new machines and social norms that i am incapable of writing to justice. but i did love this book much more than i expected. through tragedy my heart has been warmed.
letinydancer21's review
5.0
Such a great book! At times I had trouble putting it down to do my housework!
veronicachp's review against another edition
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
straysmile_08's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
kate_reads1234's review
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
shwetakudrimoti17's review
1.0
if you are happy and you are aware, then pls don't read this book at all. This book is so depressing, it feels way too much exaggerated, only focusing on the sad side. There's no hope throughout the entire story. I had to read it for my 20th-century Indian Novel, and I legit didn't enjoy it at all. My edition was epub so the flow of the story was broken, for in the name of a new chapter, it takes me back to the first chapter. That was a huge issue and that broke my interest for this book.
tifflesy's review
4.0
Read as a teen and again as a mother. Rukmani's resilience is amazing considering all that she has gone through since she was a child.
emberkt's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
didn't really like that ending, but i guess where else would life's suffering end?
jamiezaccaria's review
5.0
A beautifully told story of a woman's life in a land that seems eons away from my own. Not always happy and not always fair, her life is still cherished as she goes through the cycles.