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FEB. 7, 2012
The best book yet written on India in the throes of a brutal transition. Full review >
MARCH 15, 2012
An honest, conflicted glimpse of a country “still sorting through the contradictions of a rapid, and inevitably messy,... Full review >
MARCH 6, 2012
At times a bit dense for the casual reader, but Eck’s perseverance illuminates one of the world’s most mysterious and... Full review >
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SEPT. 7, 2011
With passion and grace, Deb deftly paints a vivid picture of the difficulties and dichotomies facing the people of today’s... Full review >
OCT. 25, 2011
MARCH 6, 2012
Gritty, gripping and often heartbreaking—an impressive piece of narrative nonfiction. Full review >
FEB. 14, 2012
Gage beautifully describes the waters that evoke the transformative moments of Maya’s journey. Yet Parvati, the... Full review >
AUG. 1, 2001
The intimacy established in Indira’s early years is washed away by snippets of journalism toward the end, leaving this... Full review >
APRIL 14, 2008
Baker evokes strange worlds and distant times in a narrative that never fails to flow and that, in the end, is admirably... Full review >
MAY 6, 2008
A well-wrought historical narrative that adds significantly to our understanding of both figures. Full review >
SEPT. 1, 2011
Adiga nails the culture of corruption. How exciting to watch a writer come into his own, surpassing the achievement of his... Full review >
JULY 20, 2010
Miller is a delightful tour guide, capturing this “monstrous, addictive city” as it stumbles toward the future. Full review >
JUNE 21, 2011
Written with piercing beauty, alive with moral passion and sorrowful insight—a rueful masterpiece. Full review >
OCT. 1, 2007
Lacks a cohesive structure, but entertaining and informative nonetheless. Full review >
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