Review by competencefantasy - Ghachar Ghochar

Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag

4.5

challenging mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Another story about family, first person man

Malaise of course malaise.

I am all set to be bored to tears

So literary amiright?

Dosa, fraught, dosa

And curry, how cruel

These people hate each other, maybe

Do I like bitterness as a theme?

Money, money, money makes you poor or makes you rich

*Gets distracted remembering drummer boy specials*

(those had problems didn’t they?)

What does it mean to earn a living?

What structures of dependency are acceptable?

Ambition, lack of ambition, spoiled, lazy, gendered probably...

Well that was actually pretty sweet

Must find out if that traditional marriage rep is considered good

Entanglement. ENTANGLEMENT

I am suddenly so into this?

Wait did they...

And then I’m rereading the last few pages because oh….OH.

Started for @translateathon finished later.

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