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A review by sharanyasarathy
The Vine of Desire: A Novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
2.0
Actual rating: 2.5
Read this book on my quest to incorporate more WoC (and POC in general) into my reading list. Unfortunately, this book is bad. The writing is bad (jam-packed with similes, metaphors, and general floweriness) and the plot doesn't seem super original. It's basically a worse version of Jhumpa Lahiri's the Lowland. However, the second half did lift the book when Sudha started actually doing things and taking initiative.
Don't recommend, however -- I definitely do whole-heartedly recommend the Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri.
Read this book on my quest to incorporate more WoC (and POC in general) into my reading list. Unfortunately, this book is bad. The writing is bad (jam-packed with similes, metaphors, and general floweriness) and the plot doesn't seem super original. It's basically a worse version of Jhumpa Lahiri's the Lowland. However, the second half did lift the book when Sudha started actually doing things and taking initiative.
Don't recommend, however -- I definitely do whole-heartedly recommend the Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri.