2021: Honestly, this was one of the least memorable books all year, which is crazy considering some of the elements that happened in its lackluster, slow moving plot.

I really did not connect with any of the characters, and I felt like the novel passed by in a blur. I took barely any notes while listening to this (as contrasted to my review of [b:A Widow for One Year|4659|A Widow for One Year|John Irving|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1554220946l/4659._SY75_.jpg|3359767], in which I took over a full page of notes). I never felt squarely immersed in Majumdar's world, and I'm certainly not planning on running out and grabbing her next book immediately.

I think I really wanted this to be a more tangible book; there was an overall lack of details, nor descriptions of the characters that really made them feel out of touch for me. It's totally possible that my relative unfamiliarity with Indian culture played heavily into this. Majumdar repetitively insisted that there was a problem....without offering a single solution. The ending was just BAD and SAD and made me MAD.