The Inheritance of Loss - Kiran Desai > Reviews

Advantages: Great descriptions, fabulous verbal 'scenery'
Disadvantages: Not a lot of plot

If you follow the literary press or listen to Radio 4 arts programmes, you'll almost certainly recognise 'The Inheritance of Loss' as this year's winner of the Man Booker Prize. And you may have wondered if it's worth buying and reading - or whether you can get away with reading a review of it so you can pretend to your friends at the book club that you have read it. Does that sound a tad harsh and cynical? I'm sure I wasn't the only one who had a ... Read review

Advantages: vivid descriptions, good use of the language
Disadvantages: weak plot

The greatest Book Fair of the work takes place in Frankfurt/Main, Germany. Every year a country is invited to present its literature, in 2006 India was the guest of honour. German newspapers reported on the invent in detail, when the name Kiran Desai appeared repeatedly and her novel The Inheritance of Loss was praised by all reviewers, I decided to order the English original from British Amazon, I even invested in a hardcover edition so that I wouldn't ... Read review

Advantages: worth readingand listening
Disadvantages: shortened

...contemporary writing which starts from the foothills that's the lowest range of protecting Himalayas to the Newyork's restaurant kitchen.The most important thing about the book is the feel,honesty and warmth which is being cultivated by the author.But the most miserable thing about the author is to cut down the story to 1/6th of the original manuscript,this version is morever interesting and quite afffordable.No need to put on the high expences for ... Read review