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2.0 out of 5 stars Bengali schmaltz leaves bad aftertaste...., April 13 2002

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A. Bhattacharya (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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Chaudhuri's prose may be poetic but it is also insidiously sentimental. A saccharin-sweet view of Calcutta that leaves you craving for something more substantial. For great Indian writing try the salty, wry humour of Rushdie or Arundhati Roy's beautiful 'God of Small Things', a book that is not afraid to examine the darker side of post-colonial India.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Picturesque, Feb 28 2002

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It's poetic, it paints a picture... but it doesn't have much of a plot. How's the for some "p" words? I enjoyed it and Chaudhuri does have an eloquent turn of phrase, but I'm still kind of wondering what the point was. It seemed more like snapshots of the lives of Indian families than actual novellas. Freedom Song is a collection of three novellas: A Strange and Sublime Address, An Afternoon Raag, and Freedom Song. I dunno... maybe they're all just too smart for me (that is entirely possible).

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3.0 out of 5 stars Poetic..., Nov 6 2001

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While I thouroughly enjoyed the poetic prose of this novel, I was a little perplexed by its seeming lack of plot. No doubt the descriptions are awesome and Chaudhuri has a mean turn of phrase, but I kept waiting for the point to come across and, for me, it never seemed to. It's beautiful, but I like a little more action.

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