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A review by lemonadeaide
Games at Twilight and Other Stories by Anita Desai
3.0
Some of the language in the stories from Games at Twilight is magnificent. There is a beautiful lyricism to a great deal of Desai's prose.
There are other passages, however, which are clumsy and verbose.
I have read several reviews that complain about the lack of endings to these stories, but I will go further and say that that the severe lack of action is much worse. It often seemed that just as a story was picking up steam, that something interesting would happen, it was over. I would have liked for these stories to be carried just a little bit farther.
All of the characters were well drawn. That appears to be Desai's greatest strength. She captures emotions quite well.
There are other passages, however, which are clumsy and verbose.
I have read several reviews that complain about the lack of endings to these stories, but I will go further and say that that the severe lack of action is much worse. It often seemed that just as a story was picking up steam, that something interesting would happen, it was over. I would have liked for these stories to be carried just a little bit farther.
All of the characters were well drawn. That appears to be Desai's greatest strength. She captures emotions quite well.