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A review by ambershelf
Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
5.0
At 3 a.m. in New Delhi, a speeding Mercedes jumps the curb, killing five people. It seems to be an open-and-shut case. The driver Ajay is drunk, except Ajay is not merely a driver but a servant for the most influential family in India, and the car is registered to a powerful politician.
AGE OF VICE is part crime thriller and part family saga that follows three characters from different socioeconomic statuses yet whose lives are tightly intertwined. From the start, Kapoor's fast-paced and gripping style captivated my attention, and I was compelled to finish this book in two days! While it can be read purely as a mystery, the lustrous writing about the lives of the three main characters struggling in their own ways to find meaning and belonging in modern India is a rare gem not often seen in the thriller genre.
Additionally, Kapoor's observations of the westernization of India during the Millenium are profoundly insightful and encourage me to think about the balance between modernizing for economic advancements and preserving one's rich cultural heritage.
Through alternating POVs, Kapoor brilliantly depicts what it means to be free, how we fall prey to our vices, and the means we have to survive an ever-changing world. AGE OF VICE is the first in a trilogy, and I can't wait for the sequels!
Thank you to Riverhead Books for the free gifted copy.
AGE OF VICE is part crime thriller and part family saga that follows three characters from different socioeconomic statuses yet whose lives are tightly intertwined. From the start, Kapoor's fast-paced and gripping style captivated my attention, and I was compelled to finish this book in two days! While it can be read purely as a mystery, the lustrous writing about the lives of the three main characters struggling in their own ways to find meaning and belonging in modern India is a rare gem not often seen in the thriller genre.
Additionally, Kapoor's observations of the westernization of India during the Millenium are profoundly insightful and encourage me to think about the balance between modernizing for economic advancements and preserving one's rich cultural heritage.
Through alternating POVs, Kapoor brilliantly depicts what it means to be free, how we fall prey to our vices, and the means we have to survive an ever-changing world. AGE OF VICE is the first in a trilogy, and I can't wait for the sequels!
Thank you to Riverhead Books for the free gifted copy.