Comments on: A Burning: A Novel by Megha Majumdar https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2020/06/a-burning-a-novel-by-megha-majumdar/ Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time Tue, 23 Jun 2020 19:49:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2020/06/a-burning-a-novel-by-megha-majumdar/#comment-289447 Tue, 23 Jun 2020 19:49:25 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=14455#comment-289447 In reply to susan.

Sadly, yes. It was brutal- and apparently not too far from the truth in India these days.

]]> By: susan https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2020/06/a-burning-a-novel-by-megha-majumdar/#comment-289440 Sun, 21 Jun 2020 23:11:57 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=14455#comment-289440 Maybe I’ll hold off on this one. Depressing fiction reading is a bit too much right now. We have to pace ourselves.

]]> By: Catherine https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2020/06/a-burning-a-novel-by-megha-majumdar/#comment-289437 Thu, 18 Jun 2020 19:44:50 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=14455#comment-289437 In reply to Sushma.

I know fiction exaggerates things, but even so, this was a despairing novel.

]]> By: Sushma https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2020/06/a-burning-a-novel-by-megha-majumdar/#comment-289432 Wed, 17 Jun 2020 02:49:23 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=14455#comment-289432 Not sure about how things work with prisons and court, but everything from your review doesn’t seem far off from the truth sadly.

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