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awilderm23's review
3.0
2.75
man is so much bigger than what he loses in this life
love is a vagabond who can make his flowers bloom in the wayside dust better than in the crystal jars kept in the drawing room
and the angel of death hovered for a moment in the cool shadows of the office and flew out again through the window leaving a trail of feathers fluttering in his wake but the boy did not see them
everything is rippling and waving with the flood of august
i am your country i am your sandip i am more to you than anything else of yours. bande mataram an with folded hands i had responded you are my religion you are my heaven whatever else is mine will be swept away before my love for you bande mataram
If my heart is breaking—let it break! That will not make the world bankrupt—nor even me; for man is so much greater than the things he loses in this life. The very ocean of tears has its other shore, else none would have ever wept.
she should never have looked at me if she meant i should not love her
there are plenty, men you call such
i suppose she may discover
all her soul to if she pleases
and yet leave much as she found them
but i’m not so and she knew it
when she fixed me glancing round them - browning
man is so much bigger than what he loses in this life
love is a vagabond who can make his flowers bloom in the wayside dust better than in the crystal jars kept in the drawing room
and the angel of death hovered for a moment in the cool shadows of the office and flew out again through the window leaving a trail of feathers fluttering in his wake but the boy did not see them
everything is rippling and waving with the flood of august
i am your country i am your sandip i am more to you than anything else of yours. bande mataram an with folded hands i had responded you are my religion you are my heaven whatever else is mine will be swept away before my love for you bande mataram
If my heart is breaking—let it break! That will not make the world bankrupt—nor even me; for man is so much greater than the things he loses in this life. The very ocean of tears has its other shore, else none would have ever wept.
she should never have looked at me if she meant i should not love her
there are plenty, men you call such
i suppose she may discover
all her soul to if she pleases
and yet leave much as she found them
but i’m not so and she knew it
when she fixed me glancing round them - browning
willread2985's review
challenging
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
marriedtopages's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
booksandteasips's review
challenging
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
will_lowder's review against another edition
Read for Writers on Literature: India in the Writer’s Eye. Mostly political and philosophical debate between nuanced and interesting characters caught up in a bit of a love triangle of sorts, though one defined by ownership, who has who. Interested in how to handle infiltration of Western culture and economy. Centered around one character’s push for the other to ban foreign goods from the market. Rotating first-person perspective with a timeline that resembles this loopty-loop emoji ➿. Should be an interesting class discussion, but not sure if I’m itching to read again.
behindthebookshelf's review
3.0
An interesting read. Although this book has a lot of political themes, it is moreso philisophical in nature.
The book switches between the perspectives of the three main characters, giving them a chance to tell their side of the story, from life at home, to what's happening within their local community and the impact on the country itself. It was interesting to see how the characters developed and their thinking changed throughout the book.
The book switches between the perspectives of the three main characters, giving them a chance to tell their side of the story, from life at home, to what's happening within their local community and the impact on the country itself. It was interesting to see how the characters developed and their thinking changed throughout the book.
rdas's review
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5