Age of Vice
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Summary
This is the age of vice， where money， pleasure， and power are everything，
and the family ties that bind can also kill。
New Delhi， 3 a。m。 A speeding Mercedes jumps the curb and in the blink of an eye， five people are dead。 It’s a rich man’s car， but when the dust settles there is no rich man at all， just a shell-shocked servant who cannot explain the strange series of events that led to this crime。 Nor can he foresee the dark drama that is about to unfold。
Deftly shifting through time and perspective in contemporary India， Age of Vice is an epic， action-packed story propelled by the seductive wealth， startling corruption， and bloodthirsty violence of the Wadia family — loved by some， loathed by others， feared by all。
In the shadow of lavish estates， extravagant parties， predatory business deals and calculated political influence， three lives become dangerously intertwined: Ajay is the watchful servant， born into poverty， who rises through the family’s ranks。 Sunny is the playboy heir who dreams of outshining his father， whatever the cost。 And Neda is the curious journalist caught between morality and desire。 Against a sweeping plot fueled by loss， pleasure， greed， yearning， violence and revenge， will these characters’ connections become a path to escape， or a trigger of further destruction？
Equal parts crime thriller and family saga， transporting readers from the dusty villages of Uttar Pradesh to the urban energy of New Delhi， Age of Vice is an intoxicating novel of gangsters and lovers， false friendships， forbidden romance， and the consequences of corruption。 It is binge-worthy entertainment at its literary best。
and the family ties that bind can also kill。
New Delhi， 3 a。m。 A speeding Mercedes jumps the curb and in the blink of an eye， five people are dead。 It’s a rich man’s car， but when the dust settles there is no rich man at all， just a shell-shocked servant who cannot explain the strange series of events that led to this crime。 Nor can he foresee the dark drama that is about to unfold。
Deftly shifting through time and perspective in contemporary India， Age of Vice is an epic， action-packed story propelled by the seductive wealth， startling corruption， and bloodthirsty violence of the Wadia family — loved by some， loathed by others， feared by all。
In the shadow of lavish estates， extravagant parties， predatory business deals and calculated political influence， three lives become dangerously intertwined: Ajay is the watchful servant， born into poverty， who rises through the family’s ranks。 Sunny is the playboy heir who dreams of outshining his father， whatever the cost。 And Neda is the curious journalist caught between morality and desire。 Against a sweeping plot fueled by loss， pleasure， greed， yearning， violence and revenge， will these characters’ connections become a path to escape， or a trigger of further destruction？
Equal parts crime thriller and family saga， transporting readers from the dusty villages of Uttar Pradesh to the urban energy of New Delhi， Age of Vice is an intoxicating novel of gangsters and lovers， false friendships， forbidden romance， and the consequences of corruption。 It is binge-worthy entertainment at its literary best。
Reviews
Victoria Tang
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Not usually a fan of multiple narratives in novels， but this book did it well。 Every character is sketched out pretty completely as possible， even if I felt bored by some of them （not because of the writing， but because of their cliché tendencies）。
Nieves Batista
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Muy "El padrino" en la India y en la actualidad。 Fueron las 4 estrellas y media casi hasta el final。 Algunos pasajes del final no terminaron de convencerme。 Muy "El padrino" en la India y en la actualidad。 Fueron las 4 estrellas y media casi hasta el final。 Algunos pasajes del final no terminaron de convencerme。 。。。more
Susan Webb
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Mixed feelings。 Compelling portrait of corruption and class/caste oppression in modern India with its rising super-rich and its dalit slums and capitalist "development" ravaging the countryside。 A page-turner。 But the one possibly redeeming character gets pretty much destroyed by the end， and the rest are fairly repulsive。 Mixed feelings。 Compelling portrait of corruption and class/caste oppression in modern India with its rising super-rich and its dalit slums and capitalist "development" ravaging the countryside。 A page-turner。 But the one possibly redeeming character gets pretty much destroyed by the end， and the rest are fairly repulsive。 。。。more
Leah
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2。5
Courtney Dawn
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This wasn't a book I was expecting to like， but it held my attention。 I enjoyed the different POV's， but it's a chunkster of a book， and some I feel like I could have done without。 It also ended on a cliffhanger， which I don't love。 But it's a good book This wasn't a book I was expecting to like， but it held my attention。 I enjoyed the different POV's， but it's a chunkster of a book， and some I feel like I could have done without。 It also ended on a cliffhanger， which I don't love。 But it's a good book 。。。more
Carolyn
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3。5 stars averaged up to 4。 I found myself pretty engrossed in the Indian mafia。 Since my knowledge of that group is very unknown I have to assume the author has researched enough to understand it is correct。 It was very obvious nothing good was going to come out in the end， and I certainly was not surprised。 But the author managed to provide plenty to keep me reading even though I felt I had to only read a limited number of pages at a time because of the intensity。
Chris
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Completely gripping account of organised crime in modern India。 The style has echoes of Lee Child about it and the characters are unsympathetic and flatly drawn but this long novel， one of a series or trilogy I assume， is difficult to put down and offers an insight into the lawlessness and violent savagery of urban early twenty first century India。
Mands H
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The book starts out at a great pace。。。drawing you in but then it reverts to the POV of the main female character。。。repeating and rehashing much if what you've already ready。。。and this is a loonngg read to be re-reading。 The same repeat for the POV of Sunny。。。and thats where it goes off the rails。 It feels like the author intended on finishing the story。。。got offered a book deal and suddenly had to introduce new characters and go off on a tangent in order to make the deal work。。。I did finish beca The book starts out at a great pace。。。drawing you in but then it reverts to the POV of the main female character。。。repeating and rehashing much if what you've already ready。。。and this is a loonngg read to be re-reading。 The same repeat for the POV of Sunny。。。and thats where it goes off the rails。 It feels like the author intended on finishing the story。。。got offered a book deal and suddenly had to introduce new characters and go off on a tangent in order to make the deal work。。。I did finish because I'd read 3/4 by the time I realized it was heading down a rabbits hole。。。。and that's where the book leaves you。 With unlikeable characters。。。no conclusions to anything and more questions than answers。。。like watching a bad Netflix series yhat uou keep hoping will improve。。。that finishes on a cliff hanger that you need to wait a year to resolve。 It wasn't til after I'd finished that I found out it was going to be a series so interesting I felt that way 3/4 thru。 Would I read book 2？ NO。 None of the characters are worth the time investment。。。。esp with so many other amazing books out there。I wonder if the 5 star reviews are from people that got it for free？ 。。。more
Viv Rich
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It was okay。 I was entertained but the ending was really confusing。
Tina Andrews
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This book was just ok for me。 It’s a long read that could’ve been edited to make shorter in many places。 There’s too much drug and alcohol use， as well as violence。 Also confusing to read with all the jumping around。 The ending was disappointing。 Not my cup of tea。
Imran Khan
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We know it's happening around us， but only in bits and flashes。。。 this book is written document with details of what is truly happening。。。 We know it's happening around us， but only in bits and flashes。。。 this book is written document with details of what is truly happening。。。 。。。more
Derin K
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I’ll start with what I liked about this one:—I was never bored。 There’s a lot going on， and there’s a lot to think about。—Neda’s POV。 I was such a fan of hers。 She’s a flawed， yet strong female lead。 Her perspective was a breath of fresh air for the middle third of the book。—Eli。 His sheer anger， his love for Ajay， his Krav Maga skill， his Hawaiian shirts， his DGAF attitude， all of it。 —The writing。 I thought this was super well-written。 Love the style。Why I docked a star:—There was almost too m I’ll start with what I liked about this one:—I was never bored。 There’s a lot going on， and there’s a lot to think about。—Neda’s POV。 I was such a fan of hers。 She’s a flawed， yet strong female lead。 Her perspective was a breath of fresh air for the middle third of the book。—Eli。 His sheer anger， his love for Ajay， his Krav Maga skill， his Hawaiian shirts， his DGAF attitude， all of it。 —The writing。 I thought this was super well-written。 Love the style。Why I docked a star:—There was almost too much going on。 I couldn’t decide what to care about because there was so much to care about， which divided my attention so much that it was tough to care。 Does that make sense？—I feel like Sunny had so much to him， but all we got to see was his drug dependency， which took away from his humanity a bit too much for me to understand him。—I can’t blame the author for ending on a cliffhanger。 But I thought this would be a self-contained story， and it wasn’t， and now I’m over here absolutely certain I will not remember enough details from book one to carry me to book two。 。。。more
Barbsq
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This book started out much better than it ended。 I feel a bit disappointed by it。
Deepa Nirmal
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I can totally see this book being made into a TV show， it’s very cinematic。 A true Bollywood masala movie， with villains aplenty and a notable absence of heroes。 Though I can see Ajay as portrayed by Amitabh Bachchan in his Zanjeer/Deewaar heyday。I had such a weird rollercoaster of emotions reading this book。 I’ve read a lot of books by African authors， and though many themes are similar， there’s a detachment。 India， though？ That’s too familiar， uncomfortably so。 I haven’t lived there for over t I can totally see this book being made into a TV show， it’s very cinematic。 A true Bollywood masala movie， with villains aplenty and a notable absence of heroes。 Though I can see Ajay as portrayed by Amitabh Bachchan in his Zanjeer/Deewaar heyday。I had such a weird rollercoaster of emotions reading this book。 I’ve read a lot of books by African authors， and though many themes are similar， there’s a detachment。 India， though？ That’s too familiar， uncomfortably so。 I haven’t lived there for over twenty years， but corny as it sounds， a part of me never left。 Deepti Kapoor does an excellent job highlighting the stark difference between the Ajays and the Sunils in today’s lndia。 Sunil Wadia， that is。 Sunil Rastogi was something else altogether…he terrified me。 A Johnny come lately in the book， l can only assume he was introduced so he can be a character in the promised trilogy。 This book is not an easy read。 It’s full of sorrow and despair， horrible violence， definitely not for the faint of heart。 As l read， l kept thinking that at least books like these about the grim realities of India can be written， and published， and become bestsellers。 There are no books like this about how things are really like in China。 Journalists are suppressed and democracy seems to be dying， but books like this are being written。 I feel hopeful。 I await the adventures of Dinesh Singh and Ajay in the sequel。 。。。more
Aneesa S。
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- 4 stars for painting beautiful scenes of India and drawing the reader in to an opulent world of contrasts- 1 star for too many potentially likable characters that end up having no redeeming qualities and high-key failing the Bechdel test- Massive content warnings for violence， sexual assault， and a general view of women as NPCs in the worldThis book started out rich and captivating。 It’s definitely a bit over the top from the jump， but hard to look away from， like any good gritty/messy/romanti - 4 stars for painting beautiful scenes of India and drawing the reader in to an opulent world of contrasts- 1 star for too many potentially likable characters that end up having no redeeming qualities and high-key failing the Bechdel test- Massive content warnings for violence， sexual assault， and a general view of women as NPCs in the worldThis book started out rich and captivating。 It’s definitely a bit over the top from the jump， but hard to look away from， like any good gritty/messy/romantic gangster story。 I also love any storyteller that doesn’t over-explain anything not in English and simply trusts the reader to figure it out。 But the book started losing me about halfway through when the pace dropped。 More aggressive editing would’ve gone a long way， both in cutting out superfluous description and in cleaning up the very confusing narrative structure Kapoor chose。 The quantities of wealth， levels of corruption， and volumes of drugs and alcohol consumed also became a bit of a caricature as the story went on。 And the sudden soliloquy around 75% in， the introduction of multiple new characters so close to the end—it all felt really forced。 I don’t feel like Kapoor had given the reader reasons to care。 If this is a trilogy， all that information could’ve been saved for the next installment。 I don’t think I’ll be fussed enough to read the sequels。As a side note， I am confused seeing reviews talking about “Nadia” and “Sonny”。 Are there multiple prints of this book with different names？ Or is this a remarkably bad version of “you sent me an email signed with your name spelled correctly and I still managed to misspell it in my reply”？ 。。。more
Brandy Montgomery
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This book was the Good Morning America book club choice for January 2023， which made me curious about it。 It was a very intriguing story in the synopsis， but in reality， it was extremely disjointed。 I was sometimes lost in the story - not in a good way。 There were a lot of issues with this book。 It could have benefitted majorly from a really good editor。 I can see that this is an unpopular opinion， but the book was just okay。 I am sure it would have gotten a much better rating if the story had b This book was the Good Morning America book club choice for January 2023， which made me curious about it。 It was a very intriguing story in the synopsis， but in reality， it was extremely disjointed。 I was sometimes lost in the story - not in a good way。 There were a lot of issues with this book。 It could have benefitted majorly from a really good editor。 I can see that this is an unpopular opinion， but the book was just okay。 I am sure it would have gotten a much better rating if the story had been connected better throughout and cut down a lot - probably by about half。 There was a lot of exposition that really wasn’t necessary for the story - I’m still not entirely sure which story the author was trying to tell。 The characters were not well-rounded， very predictable， and gullible。 The men were callous and uncaring; the women were all scared of something or someone and needed a big man to care for them。 The one attempt to make one of the male characters seem more than what he was， fell completely flat。 I am not impressed with this book at all。 It started out with such promise and， unfortunately， was a disappointment。 Overall， a book I thought I would recommend turned out to be one I recommend not reading。 。。。more
Tara Elizabeth
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Absolutely stunning， damn-near poetic epic tale in 548 pages that will leave you breathless。
SEY
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Decadent。 Violent。 Drugs， sex and money。 Yes， this is New Delhi in modern INDIA， the power players are gangsters， crooked politicians and the rich， rich， rich。 India is such a large country， with diverse geography and many religions， sects and dialects。 We go from the dry valleys of sugarcane with subsitance farmers to the foothills of the Himalyas， down to the bustle， noise and crime of one of the largest cities in the world - Delhi to the peaceful coast， Goa， along the Arabian Sea。 What a trip Decadent。 Violent。 Drugs， sex and money。 Yes， this is New Delhi in modern INDIA， the power players are gangsters， crooked politicians and the rich， rich， rich。 India is such a large country， with diverse geography and many religions， sects and dialects。 We go from the dry valleys of sugarcane with subsitance farmers to the foothills of the Himalyas， down to the bustle， noise and crime of one of the largest cities in the world - Delhi to the peaceful coast， Goa， along the Arabian Sea。 What a trip！Along the way there are many accidents and incidents told in an altered timelin， starting with a killer car crach。 The three main characters Neda， Sunny and Ajay develop a love hate relationship for one another over time as they age。 From different backgrounds， the female journalist， Neda; Sunny， son of the Wadias， the height of money and influence and Ajay; a boy slave who becomes a man amidst all this。 Who will survive the addictions？ The violent attacks？ Who will keep their dignity amist it all？ Readers will want to know as soon as they start turning the pages。 Not for the faint of heart。 。。。more
Kaleen
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Well that was a journey。 This was almost 5 stars for me， but the last 100 pages were just too bizarre。 Almost like I was reading a totally different book。 Not sure what the deal was there。 Disregarding that， this story was fantastic！
Janae
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Started out so promising but just lost momentum half way through and I struggled to finish it。 If I hadn’t already read 400 or so pages， I would have not finished it。
Laura
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Way too long and just not my kind of book。 I did enjoy the setting of India and learning a little more about that culture。
Chantelle Hazelden
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This is one chunky book！I'll admit it took me a full week to read and at over 500 pages long， it was quite slow paced however it was worth the time spent on it。This is a tale that is multi-dimensional and has plenty of character development。Ultimately， it's a story of family and the lengths they go to gain status within their own circles。Power doesn't always come from wealth。 Strength can be found from poverty。 It was interesting to see the different classes of people from rich to poor and how t This is one chunky book！I'll admit it took me a full week to read and at over 500 pages long， it was quite slow paced however it was worth the time spent on it。This is a tale that is multi-dimensional and has plenty of character development。Ultimately， it's a story of family and the lengths they go to gain status within their own circles。Power doesn't always come from wealth。 Strength can be found from poverty。 It was interesting to see the different classes of people from rich to poor and how they all need something from one another to evolve and move up the ladder in life。With themes of love， drugs， violence and murder， Age of Vice shows us that money can kill！ 。。。more
Danielle
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I'm one of the few people who did not really care for this book。 The beginning was great， reeled me in with the characters， plot development and descriptions of India。 But at about 60% the story fizzled， the tone and writing changes。 It's almost like another person wrote the ending。 Why introduce new characters and whole other backstories so late that are so integral？ The ending was messy， disjointed and deeply unsatisfying I'm one of the few people who did not really care for this book。 The beginning was great， reeled me in with the characters， plot development and descriptions of India。 But at about 60% the story fizzled， the tone and writing changes。 It's almost like another person wrote the ending。 Why introduce new characters and whole other backstories so late that are so integral？ The ending was messy， disjointed and deeply unsatisfying 。。。more
Christine
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This book reminded me a lot of the Godfather series， but set in India。 The struggle for power， the corrupt police and justice system， warring families， and how all that affects the people in and outside the system。 It is not a book with a happy ending。 No one gets saved or suddenly understands life's beauty。 All the characters are instead grappling with how to survive in a brutal reality。 It felt true in a way that happy endings often don't， but it was heavy。 This book reminded me a lot of the Godfather series， but set in India。 The struggle for power， the corrupt police and justice system， warring families， and how all that affects the people in and outside the system。 It is not a book with a happy ending。 No one gets saved or suddenly understands life's beauty。 All the characters are instead grappling with how to survive in a brutal reality。 It felt true in a way that happy endings often don't， but it was heavy。 。。。more
Dea
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Enthralling story with a wide array of characters and POVs。 This is a multifaceted story about dirty money and the people behind it in the cities and backcountry of India in the 1990s and early 2000s。 Very unique setting and a （mostly） fast-paced， insane plot filled with mind-numbing wealth， deception， violence， and forbidden love。I loved the unpredictable story line and the family saga aspect of the tale。 Though I strongly recommend glancing at the trigger warnings before starting this book （th Enthralling story with a wide array of characters and POVs。 This is a multifaceted story about dirty money and the people behind it in the cities and backcountry of India in the 1990s and early 2000s。 Very unique setting and a （mostly） fast-paced， insane plot filled with mind-numbing wealth， deception， violence， and forbidden love。I loved the unpredictable story line and the family saga aspect of the tale。 Though I strongly recommend glancing at the trigger warnings before starting this book （the continued rape and sodomy of a minor is very explicit and highly disturbing and I genuinely wish I had skipped reading those chapters）， Kapoor also adds in details about the strengths of human bonds and the need for secure attachment to others even when raised around violence and neglect。 Quite a few comedic moments as well， particularly from Sunny's assistant， Eli， towards the end。 I also liked learning about India's geography and spent a decent amount of time googling up the places so I can imagine the setting more clearly。 The author was born and raised in northern India and I think brings a special expertise to capturing it as a backdrop to the story。 The reason I give this a 4 rather than 5 is the weird pacing; it'll be 100mph for dozens of pages， and then slow down into a school-zone pace for a 100 more。 Particularly around the point of Book/Section 3 and 4， the story became a slog， and took willpower to push through to the end。 I assume a lot of the seemling unnecessary backstory will become important in the second and third book of this trilogy， so keeping my eyes peeled for that！ 。。。more
Abi
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Wiring is brilliant but towards the end the story gets out of focus。 The writing and story telling is faultless。
Katherine
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The majority of this book was a four star read for me。 It’s exciting， complex， and extremely cinematic。 I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s been picked up by a studio to be adapted。 Unfortunately the last 150 pages or so didn’t stick the landing。 Besides feeling rushed， the introduction of an important new character （and said character’s long monologue） lost me。 I was also initially confused by some of the loose ends until I read that this will be the first of a trilogy， which makes sense - and I wi The majority of this book was a four star read for me。 It’s exciting， complex， and extremely cinematic。 I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s been picked up by a studio to be adapted。 Unfortunately the last 150 pages or so didn’t stick the landing。 Besides feeling rushed， the introduction of an important new character （and said character’s long monologue） lost me。 I was also initially confused by some of the loose ends until I read that this will be the first of a trilogy， which makes sense - and I will definitely read the next two books when they’re published - but doesn’t really change my experience。 Despite some of these disappointments， I feel the opposite about the vivid characters。 Ajay in particular （this book starts off so strong！） is perhaps the most interesting and complex， and I hope to see how his story continues。 Age of Vice is filled with contrasts at every turn， highlighting the extreme class disparities between characters and communities。 It’s been compared to the Godfather， and it certainly is comparable in regards to its brutality and certain family dynamics， but Age of Vice’s horrors ultimately feel more pervasive。 The stakes are higher， the collateral damage more widespread， and no one is safe from the attrition of corruption。 。。。more
Katie
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Libby audio。 59%。 So much rambling。 59% and still had 8 hours to go。 I liked Ajay’s story and once the narrative left him， the book became erratic and I was done with it。 Apparently this is supposed to be a trilogy？ No， thank you。
Jokie
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Wat een geweldig boek！Een episch verhaal over drie jonge mensen in het moderne India。 Hoewel van heel verschillende afkomst， raken hun levens verstrikt in de wereld van de allerrijksten， die met hun geld， macht， corruptie en geweld de democratie van het land buiten spel zetten。 Het is een bij tijden schokkend boek。 Veel drugs en alcohol， veel geweld。 En toch， en toch。。。verslavend om te lezen， en een indringend beeld van hoe de moderne Indiaase samenleving functioneert。 Het is geen boek voor tere Wat een geweldig boek！Een episch verhaal over drie jonge mensen in het moderne India。 Hoewel van heel verschillende afkomst， raken hun levens verstrikt in de wereld van de allerrijksten， die met hun geld， macht， corruptie en geweld de democratie van het land buiten spel zetten。 Het is een bij tijden schokkend boek。 Veel drugs en alcohol， veel geweld。 En toch， en toch。。。verslavend om te lezen， en een indringend beeld van hoe de moderne Indiaase samenleving functioneert。 Het is geen boek voor tere zielen， maar thrillerliefhebbers zullen dit boek denk ik erg waarderen。 。。。more
Hazel
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There's a lot of hype around this book， probably why I bought it， and much of it is misplaced。The first 3rd is genuinely excellent but it falls rapidly after that。The main problem is that of the three central characters， only Ajay （the first） is interesting and has an engaging story; hence， why the book starts so well。The relationship between Sunny and Nedia is tediously drawn out。 Whole sections in the middle of the books are genuinely boring; particularly the episode in Goa。 One you've read on There's a lot of hype around this book， probably why I bought it， and much of it is misplaced。The first 3rd is genuinely excellent but it falls rapidly after that。The main problem is that of the three central characters， only Ajay （the first） is interesting and has an engaging story; hence， why the book starts so well。The relationship between Sunny and Nedia is tediously drawn out。 Whole sections in the middle of the books are genuinely boring; particularly the episode in Goa。 One you've read one description of Sunny looking blank eyed and the two of them either getting wasted， being served food or smoking， you've read about 100 pages of this book。I don't know if it's necessary to care what happens to characters in a book you're reading， but for me， that fact that I just didn't give a **** what happened to Sunny and Neda made this an unsatisfactory read。Many other reviewers have pointed to the poor editing of this book， and I have to agree。 It's bloated by at least 200 pages in terms of what the plot can support。 If you read a lot， then it is probably worth a read。 But if you need to invest a lot of time to get through a book this time， I'd say skip it。 It's really not worth the invested time。 。。。more
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