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This book evokes an atmosphere and a place about which I know very little, but does it in such a way that it's comprehensible and familiar and feels comfortable. It's set in India in the late 1980s, but it's explorations of love, and identity, and politics, and finding your way, are pretty universal. It's easy and relaxing and melancholy and beautiful, and I absolutely loved reading it ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Sat in the sun, in the garden, for a couple of hours yesterday, watching the bees and reading. It was lovely! And this atmospheric, thoughtful, evocative novel was perfect for that mood. I think it's gonna get a 'pick' review when I finish it! 😊

Day 19 - #romanticquote #literarylove

Oh, look what grew out of the plant! 😂

Pankaj Mishra's only novel is set in the holy city of Benares, now known as Varanasi, by #theriver Ganges. I enjoyed it well enough but it was somewhat lethargic in style, ruminative and slow. But I remember reading it during several lazy, hot afternoons and the soft, dreamy mood was perfect. #Rocktober @BarbaraBB @Cinfhen

Nothing much happens in yet another novel about contemporary India. That is the strenght of this book but I guess that leaves little to remember it for. #1001books