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Reaching Bombay Central
Ayesha Jamal is on a train to Bombay on a mission to resolve an unpleasant complication in her husband professional life that threatens to destroy everything. The author writes about the fears and hopes of an individual life which bring into sharp focus the larger realities of contemporary India.
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First published January 1, 2003
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December 8, 2021
Even at 150 pages, this was a drag.
August 15, 2019
This is the first novel I've read from Indian auhor Shama Futehally. The book was an easy and quick read, but it contained many flaws to be worth reading.
The story is about a woman on her way to Mumbai by train as the title suggests it and going there to ask a relative help for her husband who's being accused of wrongdoing and being used as a scapegoat during the elections.
None of the characters weren't developed at all. The author basically wrote the profession and religion of the characters sitting in the train's compartiment and of those of the story not in the train. This is not at all enough for readers regardless of where they are. Readers needs a lot more personal and detailed info on each of the leading and secondary characters to have a better perception of the individuals and their story.
The story itself isn't well written and developed. The story about the women's husband had happened all in the past and the final outcome is left to readers to understand that it is good after the election's result. I still didn't understand what was the act that got the husband accused of wrongdoing. The author should have written more details about the husband's position and background. The descriptions given were brief, light, and superficial.
The story of the long trip to Mumbai through the train is boring with unnecessary dialogues. The story of the train trip was used for stereotypical brief descriptions and dialogues.
Readers expect a lot more of everything in this book.
The story is about a woman on her way to Mumbai by train as the title suggests it and going there to ask a relative help for her husband who's being accused of wrongdoing and being used as a scapegoat during the elections.
None of the characters weren't developed at all. The author basically wrote the profession and religion of the characters sitting in the train's compartiment and of those of the story not in the train. This is not at all enough for readers regardless of where they are. Readers needs a lot more personal and detailed info on each of the leading and secondary characters to have a better perception of the individuals and their story.
The story itself isn't well written and developed. The story about the women's husband had happened all in the past and the final outcome is left to readers to understand that it is good after the election's result. I still didn't understand what was the act that got the husband accused of wrongdoing. The author should have written more details about the husband's position and background. The descriptions given were brief, light, and superficial.
The story of the long trip to Mumbai through the train is boring with unnecessary dialogues. The story of the train trip was used for stereotypical brief descriptions and dialogues.
Readers expect a lot more of everything in this book.
February 9, 2012
just that there wasn't anything interesting in it at all!
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