Fasting, Feasting by Anita Desai Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Fasting, Feasting
Book Review: fast from this and feast on something else
Summary: 1 Stars
Disappointment is an understatement, I can't believe this was a Booker shortlist. Neither the story nor the characters evolve from their pitiful persona and circumstances. The whole effect is suspended in a souless vacumn especially Part 2 Arun. Prose was uninspiring, the conversations remind one of stilted actors interacting in a pseudo-profound play . This may be my first and last Desai book. Perharps I'll check out Clear Light of Day as Desai's redemption. To each his own, I suppose..... For those keen on exploring works of Indian authors , I recommend Rohinton Mistry, Rushdie, Arundhati Roy , Lahiri, all masters of their art.Book Review: terrible
Summary: 2 Stars
this is the story of a young indian boy trapped in a dysfunctional indian family who travels to america to study and ends up an exchange student in the house of a dysfunctional american family. the story raises questions of nationality versus human nature, the loneliness of the human soul, and the search for affection in a world devoid of love.while the story itself may have worked, it's written in a boring, almost expository manner. desai doesn't spend time developing her characters and they come across as flat. they seem puppets in a play rather than people. the novel is extremely plot driven and jam packed with too many issues and too little exploration.
i would rather have a simple story and a world of breathing, true to life characters than a story filled with issues and characters that don't emote. this book gave me a good look at how not to write prose.