A review by martuchi
The Village by the Sea by Anita Desai

inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

I did not enjoy this book at all. I get that the author wanted to show the reality of poverty in India, which I found very interesting to read about, but I still didn’t like how the story of the siblings was developed. I don’t think the story fitted the message that the author wanted to give at all. 

The ending felt like reading the bible because of its longevity. If I hadn’t had to read it for college, I would had left it around the page number 100. Besides, there’re so many unnecessary descriptions of EVERYTHING — I bet the book would have had 50 pages less if those were cut out, tbh.
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