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I appreciate that this author is a debut novelist, and that is why I gave this three stars instead of two or 1. Writing is hard. However, the novel needed a lot of developmental work. I'm not sure if it was rushed to market because of the subject matter, or if the editors assigned to it just gave it a copyedit once-over, or what, but there were plot holes, odd time jumps, flat characters, slow pockets, and more than four situations wherein the plot would move ahead if one character had just given another character one piece of information. That's a huge pet peeve.

Spoiler: The worst part is that when they ultimately find each other, it's not compelling at all. It felt like two strangers bumping into each other and shrugging the encounter off.
I apologize for the fierce commentary. I wanted to be interested in this world, unfortunately that did not happen with this novel. Try The Kite Runner or A Thousand Splendid Suns.


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The Color of Our Sky A Novel Amita Trasi Books Reviews

If you truly believe in folklore then is it truly folklore, or does it now become the truth? "I think our life is like the sky..sometimes when you look at the sky it will be dark, you will not know who to rely on...But believe me , someday our sky will be bright again." This lore of hope is the force that that keeps Tara and Mukta going through years of despair. Their story, so well written, wraps you up like the roots of the Banyan tree. The colors,culture, and flavor of India will leave you feeling as if you have been there and at times also make you feel the need to leave. Tara and Mukta's story reminds us that though the names our fictional, the story is real.
Yet another gem in the Once Upon a Bookclub Box! This is the story of2 childhood friends from different castes in India. One has been born into a caste of prostitution and the other more middle class. When tragedy happens, they will be separated with a dark secret. This story goes back and forth between each girl's point of view both in the past and current times. It's not an easy read especially if you've lost someone to terror or suicide. But the end is very rewarding.
The book follows the lives of Tara and Mukta and their families through a generation of pain, suffering, and loss set in modern, post-colonial India. It is a rich exploration of the themes of connective aspiration (i.e, family), fate in a highly class-structured society (and they all are to varying degrees), and the inspirational ability to survive under the most oppressive and inhospitable circumstances.

The setting and the storylines are gritty but alive. The author’s significant mastery of prose paints a picture that is bleak but not barren. There is a raw authenticity that extends from the setting—the world of childhood sexual slavery—to the characters themselves.

I honestly fell in love with none of the characters. Each is very real in terms of texture and actions. Each is capable of noble thought and behavior but are never totally stripped of his or her capacity for self-absorption and treachery. This provides a degree of authenticity not always found in the modern novel, which is often written to be a vessel of escape for the reader.

This book is far more reflective, following in the footsteps of some of the great geographically inspired novels of Faulkner and Dickens. The settings are different but the rich development of the settings and characters, and the degree to which one defines the other, are not.

Two of the more compelling characters are, in fact, supporting characters. Amma, the small town temple prostitute who is Mukta’s mother, and Raza, the former ruffian turned noble crusader who matures from a youth of crime and violence into the head of an NGO. Both, in their own way, are the extremes of what the primary protagonists wish to be.

Every novel has its money line that is at the heart of the author’s theme. For me that line is “Have you ever had the feeling you are plummeting down a deep, dark hole? The worst part of it isn’t the fear of what might happen to you but the desperate hope that someone will be there at the end of it, someone who loves you enough to save you.”

I could easily give this book a five rating. But this author is so promising that I feel obliged to help push her to continue her growth and the mastery of her already prodigious skills. We, as readers, are sure to benefit.
I purchased this book because I read somewhere that the author of this novel was being compared with one of my favorite authors, Khaled Hosseini (The Kite Runner).

I am so happy I picked this 5-star book! I am always skeptical of reading debut authors; I haven’t had good luck with this, but I must say Amita Trasi was excellent!

The novel is very well written, developed in India, the narrative within a specific period dating from 1986-2008, moving through past and present. It captures your attention from the beginning and continues to maintain you interested throughout the novel as the plot continues in an ascendant manner.

The novel takes you into the lives of two girls, Tara and Mukta, who are the main characters, united by circumstances of life but then separated by a kidnapping. There are 32 chapters, divided and narrated by both characters. The stories of Tara and Mukta are very human, both girls will be marked by losses and hard situations. You will find a little bit of everything in this novel, from tragedies, to secrets, lies and deceptions. Good and sad themes will be presented throughout the novel, but there will be some so raw that you will find yourself closing the book to recover your composure, and reopening it because you need to know what will happen next.

I do not want to reveal more of the plot as I am sure you can Google this information. But I can really say that I went through a lot of emotions reading this beautifully written story of love, loss, friendship, forgiveness, betrayal, redemption and perseverance in faith.

Can’t wait to read Amita Trasi’s next novel. I hope it’s soon!
I appreciate that this author is a debut novelist, and that is why I gave this three stars instead of two or 1. Writing is hard. However, the novel needed a lot of developmental work. I'm not sure if it was rushed to market because of the subject matter, or if the editors assigned to it just gave it a copyedit once-over, or what, but there were plot holes, odd time jumps, flat characters, slow pockets, and more than four situations wherein the plot would move ahead if one character had just given another character one piece of information. That's a huge pet peeve.

Spoiler The worst part is that when they ultimately find each other, it's not compelling at all. It felt like two strangers bumping into each other and shrugging the encounter off.
I apologize for the fierce commentary. I wanted to be interested in this world, unfortunately that did not happen with this novel. Try The Kite Runner or A Thousand Splendid Suns.