3.5 / 5.0

Way back in the day, I remember reading 'A Room with a View' and really enjoying it. If my flawed memory is correct, I like that novel more than 'A Passage to India'.

There's a lot to love in this 'India', but I feel that it's an imperfect blend of two novels. One, a "crime" drama, and two, a slow burn story of the simmering tensions between two friends (which plays as a metaphor). I think on this count, the blend isn't super successful. The "crime" drama overrides the other plot and as ...