Does Munaweera's style remind you of any other authors or books? If so, in what ways are they similar?
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There were some similarities between this book and The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri. The main characters are two brothers and one comes to the US and the other stays in India and works with terrorists until he is arrested. His wife then comes to the US and has difficulty assimilating. Again the pull of the former culture has a great effect on her and her love for the other brother. The love triangle is a reminder of the Shiva, Lanka and Yasodhara relationship.
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I also thought this author reminded me of Jhumpa Lahiri. Both the story and the writing were similar. I find authors from India and Africa often have a beautiful poetic writing style. It also reminded of "And the mountains echoed" by Khaled Hosseini. I loved that book as well.
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In reading Munaweera's book, I was reminded of Chris Bohjalian's, "Sand Castle Girl's" and the Armenian Genocide. The horrible hate and cruelty that the Turks displayed toward the Armenians mirrors that found in the Sri Lanka civil war. War is never kind, the inhuman and savage treatment of females particularly is unfathomable and unspeakable. As graphic and disturbing as Munaweera's novel was, it was well written and engaging. I had trouble with keeping the names of the characters straight because of the foreign names, but I loved Munaweera's writing. The characters were so believable, and she really draws the reader into the story. A thoroughly enjoyable read!
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