Ldp Litterature: L Equilibre Du Monde (Paperback)

from thelotustree

This book turned me inside out and had me choking back tears on my morning commute. The characters touched me, infuriated me, and brought the story to life for me. This is one of those few books out there that was cathartic and profoundly moving. The story is long, and if you're not familiar with...

from KendraRenee

This is the best book I have read in awhile. 700+ pages were no obstacle: I finished it within days. Mistry has that true author's touch so invisible to the reader's eye, that he yanks him/her right into the midst of the story itself. He doesn't flinch from reality--this book is chock-full of hea...

from lauralkeet

This beautiful novel, set in India in 1975, explores the notion of "fine balance" in several different dimensions: the fine balance of keeping people in their caste; the fine balance of prosperity vs. poverty; the fine balance between love and loss. There are four principal characters: Dina Dalal...

from evilmoose

Wow. Beautiful, brutal and heart breaking, this is an amazing book. Interwoven lives, the stories of families, of families created from friends, the horrible way we sometimes treat those we perceive as different, and whether that treatment can be an integral part of our belonging to a group. The ...

from secondhandrose

I wish I could give this more than 5 stars. Quite possibly the best book I have ever read!