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falgelednl's review against another edition
4.0
This book was good. The idea of heading off to India to find out more about the history of her family and to explain the behaviour of her mother sets up an interesting tale. I especially liked the factual details about the caste system in India although find it disturbing that people can treat each other this way. The relationships between the characters are well-developed and, once you get used to who is who, the varied narrators spin a good story.
b_reads_books's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
evaribaker's review against another edition
1.0
Painfully, horribly bad. Overwrought, predictable, and just bad.
lnocita's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed Amisha’s story and being immersed in her time and place. I did not feel the same way for Jaya. Perhaps because her story felt too familiar and predictable. There are elements of The Bridges of Madison County in this novel. A women ahead of her time in her demeanor and intellect, a forbidden love, a lack of real choices, and the long reverberating consequences of missed opportunities. Amisha is a decisive character and a strong protagonist but her offspring seem decidedly less so and though explicable, I didn’t feel as much empathy or interest in their story. I both listened to and read this book and I recommend the audio version.
annakennedy21's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
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? No
4.25
xmaine's review against another edition
2.0
I had my doubts the moment I started reading the first few pages. I love India and it’s culture but forcing a love story that is never right is a different story. I never liked it till the end. It confuses when there’s shifting between Jaya’s story and her grandmothers story. Not worth the hype. In the end, just a normal story with predictable end. I didn’t like the plot of the story as a whole.
careycarpenter's review against another edition
3.0
Okay so I liked a lot of parts of the book and didn’t
like some parts. Overall I’m glad I read it but I almost didn’t make it through the beginning of the book. Once the story begins in India, that’s where it gets really good. Starting with the negatives - one of the main characters from America, Jaya, annoys me. She is so whiny and self consumed. I just never warmed to her. She’s devastated by miscarriages and the loss consumes her life so she goes to India to find out about her Mom’s upbringing and meets the most beautiful character Ravi. It’s for Ravi and Amisha’s story that I was captivated. The present day story of Jaya was just kinda meh but the story of the people in India was lovely and wonderful. I haven’t learned much about life in India and even less about the history of India so I found the historical fiction piece very interesting.
like some parts. Overall I’m glad I read it but I almost didn’t make it through the beginning of the book. Once the story begins in India, that’s where it gets really good. Starting with the negatives - one of the main characters from America, Jaya, annoys me. She is so whiny and self consumed. I just never warmed to her. She’s devastated by miscarriages and the loss consumes her life so she goes to India to find out about her Mom’s upbringing and meets the most beautiful character Ravi. It’s for Ravi and Amisha’s story that I was captivated. The present day story of Jaya was just kinda meh but the story of the people in India was lovely and wonderful. I haven’t learned much about life in India and even less about the history of India so I found the historical fiction piece very interesting.
readingraeorshine's review against another edition
5.0
The storyline is everything you’ve needed in a find yourself in your history, devastating love story. A definite reread.