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A review by emiann2023
The Mountain of Light by Indu Sundaresan
4.0
I was expecting this book to focus on the Kohinoor almost exclusively. It really only shows in bits and pieces.
More than the story of a massive diamond, I found this to be more the story of the slow subjugation and take over of another people. The agony and pain that the Maha Raja expresses at the end is enough to convince me of that.
I enjoyed the variety of the perspectives in this story, but I was also amazed by the unhappiness and desperation that seemed to mark each character. There was no real joy in any of them. But then, I suppose this really isn't that kind of story, is it?
More than the story of a massive diamond, I found this to be more the story of the slow subjugation and take over of another people. The agony and pain that the Maha Raja expresses at the end is enough to convince me of that.
I enjoyed the variety of the perspectives in this story, but I was also amazed by the unhappiness and desperation that seemed to mark each character. There was no real joy in any of them. But then, I suppose this really isn't that kind of story, is it?