Were you familiar with India's Bandit Queen before reading the novel?

Were you familiar with India's Bandit Queen before reading the novel? After reading about her in the novel, what was your reaction to this individual's life?

No, I was not familiar with the history of Devi, the real Bandit Queen. I thoroughly enjoyed the historical information on the BookBrowse website!

No I was not familiar

I was not. But having read her story and Geeta's, I ca see why Geeta chose Phoolan Devi as her model.

I had never heard of her and found her story a fascinating addition to the book!

I didn’t know about the Bandit Queen. She inspired Geeta, giving her courage to stand up against the inequities she and others faced - sexism, the caste system, and religious discrimination.

I was not; however, she has become my new hero!

No, I was not familiar with the Bandit Queen. I have travelled to India in the past and heard lots of stories but not this one. I wonder if my Indian tour guide would have known it.

No. This history was an added feature that enhanced the enjoyment of the book.

No. But it certainly helped explain Geeta's motivation. And perhaps gave her a will to live when she was down.

No, I was not familiar with the Bandit Queen. I was surprised by what she was able to achieve after completing this book and learning more about women in India's culture.

I was not familiar with the Bandit Queen. I appreciated the Author's Note at the end of the book.

No, I was not. I love when little-known bits of history are included in novels.

No. I was not at all familiar with the real Bandit Queen. This is what I love about books! It made me google her, and then I am down a rabbit hole of all sorts of wonderful information and history that I was completely unaware of!! Love it!

Nope

I was not familiar with the Bandit Queen, so this was an interesting opportunity to learn more about another aspect of Indian culture. It certainly opens up more dialog about how women in other countries/cultures survive.

I was not except for the book being listed in a bookbrowse newsletter with high ratings so I added it to my Want to Read list.

Yes, I was somewhat aware of the Bandit Queen having read about her in an article some time ago.

I was not and I almost wished the little bio on her was in the beginning instead of the end.

I was not, but one of the interesting things about the novel was learning about the real Bandit Queen.

No I was not familiar. Seems like a ver interesting story

No, it was new to me, but she was an important inspiring character to the story.

No, but I took the opportunity to do some research about her. What a life!

No, not at all. I had never heard of her but I can see why she was Geeta’s hero. She used the life of the real-life Bandit Queen as her guide for her own behavior and growing courage and desire to make social changes and improve the lives of women.

No, I was not, but I am now fascinated by it. I am looking at more information on it.

No, not at all. Besides the title, the Bandit Queen legend didn't do much for me.

No, I was not aware. So thank you to Book Browse for educating me.