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It would be tempting to read Tova Reich’s Mother India while looking for who to blame for the terrible things that happen in it. The narrator, Meena, adds to this temptation in her self-centeredness and naive trust of rabbis and gurus as she tells us of how her life came apart. Reading as a juror is not the right path to take, I think. Instead, I would tell readers that this book should be read as an exploration of why people put themselves in the hands of charismatic leaders who preach unswerving devotion, asceticism, and sacrifice. Reich doesn’t give any straight answers, but her book offers a banquet of food for thought about religion, cults, mothers, and the eternal appeal of India as a place to find one’s path in life...
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher from Edelweiss, for review consideration.
Read the rest of my review at A Bookish Type. I received a free copy of this book from the publisher from Edelweiss, for review consideration.
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