A racy read with lots of laugh-out-loud moments

The story is extremely readable, the credit for it goes to the decent writing style.

Immensely readable, but only about Atal

Some explanations are rather too pat, some observations are superficial, but it is that sort of a book.

Reham is careful to describe her own unquestionable piety, unwavering faith in the tenets of the Quran and her devotion to her marriage.

She writes: “My parents had brought me up as an Indian and instilled the fact that we were Indian first, Indian second and Indian last.”

From the detailed history of political violence, it emerges that there are no innocent players in the district’s politics.

Domestic violence, acid attack, purdah system witch hunting, environmental issues are presented in a drama form in the last story, “The End of Ages”.

It’s hard to place a book like this. On the one hand, the point of the story is awesome.

The iconic writer’s career was also marked with controversies and skirmishes with his counterparts.

If the story was told only from Zarin’s point of view, the chances of monotony creeping in were high.

The impact of his work over Tamil literature and culture has been huge, the author notes and shows how.