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A review by amsswim
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
3.0
Maybe it is my preference or what I was looking for but this was just alright to me. More of a story following various different families in the slum, which I loved hearing about their intertwining lives. I guess I wanted more history/information about Mumbai, and/or maybe her writing style wasn't for me. Something was off.
That being said I have been wanting non-fiction/historical books about India or the greater cultures of the Indian subcontinent, so if anyone has anything like that please share. Open for recs.
That being said I have been wanting non-fiction/historical books about India or the greater cultures of the Indian subcontinent, so if anyone has anything like that please share. Open for recs.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation