A review by jershkat
Azadi: Fascism, Fiction, and Freedom in the Time of the Virus by Arundhati Roy

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative tense fast-paced

5.0

With this book Arundhati Roy lays out the scene of an India that is deep in crisis. Mass lynchings of Muslims, Dalits, and the poor is wrecking India, as is the Hindu nationalism that is the signature of Narendra Modi’s policy platform. Millions of Indian citizens under siege with their rights either in jeopardy or non-existent, and a justice system even more corrupt than that of the US. Roy paints India as a land of repression, inequality, and murder. Azadi is an eye-opening account of the crimes that are not written about or addressed in the media. Roy manages to showcase all of this with her brilliant and easily digestible writing. This is truly a must read for anyone who cares about the powerless and oppressed of the world. Roy is truly a voice for the voiceless, calling out for someone, anyone to notice the plight of her fellow statesmen/women, the question is, will we listen?