Beauty

I agree with Jillian- this book had wonderfully beautiful scenes and description. I was blown away by the emotional beauty of it all too. Given I define beauty as a sort of intensity and thought provoking emotion, rather than just the prettiness of it all. The contrast in the dingy and the pure of society, as well as the grey area in between was just shocking at times.

Often I found I could identify with Bakha, when he turned his face into the sun and breathed in the untainted air. I knew what it was like to be confused about ones place when the signs all around pointed in many directions. I'd have to say that of all of the novels/books we read throughout the class- through description and detail Anand's was the best (though the story in L. Woolf's novel was my favorite). I know I'm repeating myself, but wow- the contrast and the depth in this was amazing.