It is hard to write about physically difficult things without causing the reader to disengage.
Akhil SharmaExposition suggests a great trust in the reader, and this expression of trust makes a book feel tender.
Akhil SharmaNovels should be judged rigorously. Either a book works or it doesn't. The fact that something is true in the real world should not lend authority to it in fiction.
Akhil SharmaThe monsoon is such a dominant part of Indian life that it is hard to overstate its importance. One's life completely changes based on the rain. After the monsoon, because the dust settles, one can see further and so it feels like one's eyesight has improved or that one is living in a different country where there is more light.
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