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A review by kaviya
The Queen of Jasmine Country by Sharanya Manivannan
4.0
This was a truly engaging book for me from the very beginning and the author does justice to the humane side of Andal. I loved the almost lyrical words of the author and it was almost as if Andal herself wrote some lines.
This book brings back many nostalgic feelings from my childhood. She uses some typical tamil words like 'thinnai' and I was instantly transported to my father's hometown .
In some places I felt the author was caught between trying to explain the lingua to the global audience and appealing to the audience who know and speak Tamil.
This book thought a mythology based fiction also talks about social issues like caste and women improvement. Kodhai's honest musings about these issues were some of my most favourite lines in the book.
"Some women have wider cages than others . Yet I felt my boundaries all the time . "
It was a very short book and when it ended I was left with a feeling of sadness and love for the complex and complicated person who is kodhai.
This book brings back many nostalgic feelings from my childhood. She uses some typical tamil words like 'thinnai' and I was instantly transported to my father's hometown .
In some places I felt the author was caught between trying to explain the lingua to the global audience and appealing to the audience who know and speak Tamil.
This book thought a mythology based fiction also talks about social issues like caste and women improvement. Kodhai's honest musings about these issues were some of my most favourite lines in the book.
"Some women have wider cages than others . Yet I felt my boundaries all the time . "
It was a very short book and when it ended I was left with a feeling of sadness and love for the complex and complicated person who is kodhai.