A review by pearloz
Harbart by Nabarun Bhattacharya

3.0

More like 3.5. The book is too short for a fairly enjoyable character--Harbart follows the titular character and his brief life as a prophet/medium, from down on his luck orphan living at his uncle's house unloved to his (not a spoiler!) suicide (it's not a spoiler because the opening scene is a fly's eye view of the scene of his death. I enjoyed it, I like Harbart the character, but we spent so little time with him. The last scenes, the cremation after his suicide, were great as well.