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A review by jennieleigh
The Mountain Shadow by Gregory David Roberts
4.0
First of all, I do not recommend this to any of my friends, because it's pretty bad.
I still loved it, because I got to spend some more time with characters I love so well from Shantaram, one of my favorite books ever (top 5 lifetime list). But unlike the racing plot and sparkling local color of Shantaram, this was rambling and made me wonder "what's the point" when I finished it. 900 pages is a big commitment to make to something that just isn't that great. Still spending more time with Lin and Karla and the outrageous cast of characters was a treasure and I couldn't put it down. One thing I will give Roberts: normally I get lost in a big cast and can't remember which character is which. But I know all of these dozens so well because they are so masterfully developed.
Bottom line: Not recommended unless you are Shantaram obsessed like me. If you are, drop everything and read it.
I still loved it, because I got to spend some more time with characters I love so well from Shantaram, one of my favorite books ever (top 5 lifetime list). But unlike the racing plot and sparkling local color of Shantaram, this was rambling and made me wonder "what's the point" when I finished it. 900 pages is a big commitment to make to something that just isn't that great. Still spending more time with Lin and Karla and the outrageous cast of characters was a treasure and I couldn't put it down. One thing I will give Roberts: normally I get lost in a big cast and can't remember which character is which. But I know all of these dozens so well because they are so masterfully developed.
Bottom line: Not recommended unless you are Shantaram obsessed like me. If you are, drop everything and read it.