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Liked It “A very readable book. Flows well in the inimitable Rohinton style, so keeps the reader attracted to get back to the book and continue reading.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “I didn't like this book at all. It wasn't a kind of book i would pick up by myself. I was reading this book for a mother daughter book club. These were a bunch of Short stories that all had an inner connection. All of these stories are on the people living in the same living complex. The...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“A very readable book. Flows well in the inimitable Rohinton style, so keeps the reader attracted to get back to the book and continue reading.”
Adil Syed wrote this review Monday, February 6, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The author captures the lives of the Bombay Parsi community with intricate details and brings them alive in front of the reader.”
Unseen wrote this review Tuesday, August 16, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Really enjoyd this series of stories centred on the tenants living in a building in Bombay. As usual, with Mistry, beautifully written with lots of emotion”
Luce of the woods wrote this review Monday, April 11, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Engrossing stories ...”
Anuj wrote this review Monday, June 21, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“I didn't like this book at all. It wasn't a kind of book i would pick up by myself. I was reading this book for a mother daughter book club. These were a bunch of Short stories that all had an inner connection. All of these stories are on the people living in the same living complex. The stories cover a lot of different things and have little morals. Some of these morals i couldn't figure out. Also in my opinion i didn't real find any meaning in these stories. I personally wouldn't recommend this book to anyone. This is also I think more of a book that adults would like to read and also find some kind of meaning within these little stories.”
Anchi F wrote this review Tuesday, April 27, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Certainly worth a read..
Dimple wrote this review Thursday, December 17, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This is a collection of short stories which are interrelated due to the fact that it is based in a Parsi dominated apartment-block somewhere in Mumbai.I liked reading the stories as individual stories rather than as a volume. A few stories are absolute gems and I specifically liked the way the author has captured the nuances of Parsis. The ones that i appreciated most were Auspicious Occasion , Condolence Visit & The Paying Guests
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“I liked all the stories. Author wrote the stories about his experiences growing up in Mumbai and living in Canada.”
Durga D wrote this review Saturday, September 19, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book was "OK". I just never had the thought, 'boy, I can't wait to get back to this!' after I set it down. Truthfully, I stopped reading halfway through because, although the stories were intriguing, they didn't have much of a personal relationship to me.”
Jen M wrote this review Monday, January 12, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
