by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
I enjoyed reading it, but not as much as I enjoyed The Palace of Illusions. Divakaruni is indeed a wonderful story-teller. I wish it's possible to give 3.5 stars because while I don't feel too amazed with the story, I enjoyed it a lot more than most books that I gave 3 stars.
An earthquake hits and nine people are trapped together in a passport and visa office. Water begins to rise in the room, and food is running out. To ward off panic, one person suggests that each person tell a story about "one amazing thing" from his life. The stories that emerge are tragic and heart...
How am I suppose to write a review for an unmemorable book?
I finished this book the day after the news about the Haiti earthquake hit the airwaves. This true-life event made the situation faced by the nine characters within the book that much more realistic and dangerous. One never knows what one will face in life, and these characters hammer that point h...
The name of the author might not easily roll off your tongue, but stories certainly roll easily off the tongue of the author. One Amazing thing is the story of a group of strangers trapped together in a building collapsed by an earthquake. They decide to pass the time telling their most life-shapin...
I loved getting to know all the characters that are trapped together during an earthquake. the stories each character told was very telling and touching. The ending, however, was a huge disappoint and a let down.
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