La sombra de la montaña / The Mountain Shadow

from cacky

I had to give up half way through because it was then I realized there was no plot, just a bunch of one-liners and a heck of a lot fights and the always present love for Karla, which never made sense. What a huge disappointment that none of the magic of Shantaram was in this sequel.

from Donna828

I have looked forward to this sequel to Shantaram for years. I bought the hardcover edition and looked forward to having a few unscheduled days so I could devour the almost-900 pages without interruptions. That time finally arrived only for me to find out that the book was a real chore to read. I...

from mmmorsi

I was first given Shantaram on a flight to Singapore back in 2009. I went through the almost thousand pages with excitement, even though I skimmed parts of many chapters, incredibly detailed and drawn out explanations of everything from marble walls to characters. But I still loved it.The mountai...