The Far Field by Madhuri Vijay - A Book Review

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I joined the Between The Lines book club at my library and The Far Field was the first book we read since the Stay-At-Home Order was lifted. I hope you enjoy the deep dive in to the amazing debut novel for Madhuri Vijay
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[@jeshuadhikam9163]

Hey! Great take on the book. So, what I felt about Shalini's mother and the Kashmiri clothes vendor lacked substance and clarity more than me commenting on the conscience of the character. I felt the mother character itself a sort of forced, unrealistic, wanna-be-difficult because author wanted to write a difficult mother character but somehow it didn't work for me. The author could've created any bigger purpose for Shalini to pursue this trip to Kashmir, or some different rationale. But, the backdrop of why she goes there still leaves me not convinced. I particularly dragged myself through Shalini's childhood chapters. But, the present day chapters again are really good. There are a lot of convincing difficult mother roles or difficult childhoods, like children see what they see but, this book fails I believe in that aspect. But, it won literary prizes left and right despite that. Kashmir and the current day chapters, I guess had done the trick.

[@christinagowda3626]

Thank you Jeshu for taking the time to comment. The book still lingers with me. I agree the mom was difficult but Vijay is such a good writer. I hope my book is half as good as hers. Keep reading!

[@jeshuadhikam9163]

@@christinagowda3626 There's no denying how good Madhuri Vijay is with her writing, it is just that on what foundations she has written the flashback story was problematic with me. That aside, wish you all the best with your book. I hope you do as good as Vijay like you aspire. 😄🥂