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A review by booksreadbydeepti
The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay
4.0
Came across this book on my Instagram feed - was intrigued so pushed into my TBR list, finally got a chance to read it this month. A Very Intriguing read with lots of trauma strewn into the mix in a good way.
Shalini is one of those characters who has so many layers but they are hidden deep inside due to the circumstances she was brought up in and molded into based on the whims of her parents, because it is a purely dysfunctional family which is based on the personalities of her parents who seem to be together due to destiny, nothing more nothing less.
Things obviously change, when one of the pieces is broken and her mom passes away, when your life is so revolving around your parents, her life spirals out of control - it becomes a numbing game for her - be it alcohol or relationships. She soon realizes there needs to be an outlet - she tries to find a missing link - a close friend of her unhappy mother to get back the pieces in place, a piece of past which still haunts her - that pushes her into an adventure in Kashmir - which was the most surreal part of the book, that's when her true character came alive.
This book is more of a confession from her side, an outlet so that she can at least make peace and move forward even though she has made mistakes which are questionable but understanding when you break them down.
Personally, I felt for her, she must have gone through so much, as she tries to numb every time afterward with dumb stuff just because, she wants to stop feeling at all, that shows the pain she must have gone through from such a young age - where she was neglected due to priorities of her parents.
Shalini is one of those characters who has so many layers but they are hidden deep inside due to the circumstances she was brought up in and molded into based on the whims of her parents, because it is a purely dysfunctional family which is based on the personalities of her parents who seem to be together due to destiny, nothing more nothing less.
Things obviously change, when one of the pieces is broken and her mom passes away, when your life is so revolving around your parents, her life spirals out of control - it becomes a numbing game for her - be it alcohol or relationships. She soon realizes there needs to be an outlet - she tries to find a missing link - a close friend of her unhappy mother to get back the pieces in place, a piece of past which still haunts her - that pushes her into an adventure in Kashmir - which was the most surreal part of the book, that's when her true character came alive.
This book is more of a confession from her side, an outlet so that she can at least make peace and move forward even though she has made mistakes which are questionable but understanding when you break them down.
Personally, I felt for her, she must have gone through so much, as she tries to numb every time afterward with dumb stuff just because, she wants to stop feeling at all, that shows the pain she must have gone through from such a young age - where she was neglected due to priorities of her parents.