Shantaram :) .
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This book has been in my reading list from couple of months and when I found it in the library, I just had to pick it up. Shantaram is the real deal. It’s pure, raw and utterly enrapturing. It even has a thriller/ mystery side to it that made me keep turning the pages at an astonishing speed. The story is about an Australian man who’s on the run from the government for a crime he has committed. He lands in Bombay and falls in love with the city. As much as he tries to stay away from his previous life, he manages to find himself amidst the Bombay mafia. The author beautifully describes the then Bombay, the slums, the sea, the people and the power of money. It made me want to fly all the way to Bombay to experience the city like Shantaram did. .
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This book is humongous, a total of 933 pages. Hence, it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. But the book brings out emotions of every kind. When I started reading it, I had little idea that I would come to love it. I would rate the book 4/5.