A Fine Balance (Oprah's Book Club)
Vintage - Vintage
Release date: 2001-11-30
Paperback
Author: Rohinton Mistry
Fiction, Fiction - General, Fiction / Literary, Literary, Reading Group Guide
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A Fine Balance (Oprah's Book Club)
Date undefinedThis was a great story. I took it as my main book on a two week vacation. I thought it would take me about that long to read it, because it is a large book. I got so involved with the characters, that I couldn't tear myself away. There are no incidental characters. I love the way the author weaves each person into the story so that when you meet them later they have evolved into an indispensable part. There was so much going on, that when I was asked what it was about, I had a hard time trying to retell it. There was just so much! If there was one thing I would change, it would be the ending. It caught me totally off guard and I am still trying to figure out WHY?
A Fine Balance (Oprah's Book Club)
Date undefinedA long book, and certainly not "light" reading, it's a book where the characters really get under your skin. I found myself reading this book with my breakfast before I went to work to find out what would happen. I was sorely disappointed by the characters' sad endings, but the humor and ultimate grace and humanity showed by the characters give some hope. It reminds us all of the unfathomable circumstances that many people's lives contain, and not just in faraway countries. Hightly recommended.
A Fine Balance (Oprah's Book Club)
Date undefinedGood reading althought, as others reviews state, too much suffering, excessive tragedies, and when you think it is over, Mistry finds something even worse for his characters. It looks like the is NO balance afterwards, not even a "fine" balance. It's all too sad.
