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A review by surabhichatrapathy
Cage of Desires by Shuchi Singh Kalra
3.0
A cage of Desire by Shuchi Singh Kalra is a women centric contemporary erotic romance. It's definitely different from any other book I've read. A story of a woman who secretly writes best sellers. Hailing from a conservative middle class background, she keeps her identity hidden as she writes erotic romance novels or popularly considered as soft porn.
The book takes us through her life as a daughter-in-law, wife and mother. The turmoils she endures watching her marriage fail, her own affair and the troubles that it brings.
What starts off as a regular romance novel slowly revels confusing plots and obsessive relationships. As engrossed as I was with the constantly unfolding plot, the bollywood-ness slipping into the story annoyed me.
She speaks of female desire, patriarchy that forces women submit to or accept certain behaviours and convoluted idea of love that men and women subscribe to.
The book takes us through her life as a daughter-in-law, wife and mother. The turmoils she endures watching her marriage fail, her own affair and the troubles that it brings.
What starts off as a regular romance novel slowly revels confusing plots and obsessive relationships. As engrossed as I was with the constantly unfolding plot, the bollywood-ness slipping into the story annoyed me.
She speaks of female desire, patriarchy that forces women submit to or accept certain behaviours and convoluted idea of love that men and women subscribe to.