◆ Group Read September 2018 - Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra ◆

cynic

The votes for the Indian Author genre group read are in and Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra has been chosen as the Group Read of the month. Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra Vikram Chandra's novel draws the reader deep into the life of Inspector Sartaj Singh—and into the criminal underworld of Ganesh Gaitonde, the most wanted gangster in India. It is is a story of friendship and betrayal, of terrible violence, of an astonishing modern city and its dark side. Seven years in the making, Sacred Games is an epic of exceptional richness and power. Vikram Chandra's novel draws the reader deep into the life of Inspector Sartaj Singh—and into the criminal underworld of Ganesh Gaitonde, the most wanted gangster in India. Sartaj, one of the very few Sikhs on the Mumbai police force, is used to being identified by his turban, beard and the sharp cut of his trousers. But "the silky Sikh" is now past forty, his marriage is over and his career prospects are on the slide. When Sartaj gets an anonymous tip-off as to the secret hide-out of the legendary boss of G-Company, he's determined that he'll be the one to collect the prize. Vikram Chandra's keenly anticipated new novel is a magnificent story of friendship and betrayal, of terrible violence, of an astonishing modern city and its dark side. Drawing inspiration from the classics of nineteenth-century fiction, mystery novels, Bollywood movies and Chandra's own life and research on the streets of Mumbai, Sacred Games evokes with devastating realism the way we live now but resonates with the intelligence and emotional depth of the best of literature. The book is available at https://www.craxme.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=2334 (generously shared by NoOne ) Members are requested to join in. Please use only this thread to discuss the book. Note: Do check in if you are interested in participating in the group read. It gives us a fair idea of the wait time before we start discussing the book. If you wish to join in later, that is okay too. Please move the new section at https://www.craxme.com/forum-180-1.html, the group would close in the upcoming weeks.

Mousetrap

I've started reading this one and it is engrossing so far, but I don't know if I'll be able to finish it this month.

Chang Tikhak

I don't know why, I like the book better than the serial....

jhsurti

Chang Tikhak 4-9-2018 07:12 PM
I don't know why, I like the book better than the serial....

Isn't that usually the case?

lecherous_v

Am at 52% since last month.
This group read, may act as motivation to finish it in this month !!

So far, I am engrossed.

cynora

thanx

cynic

cynora 11-9-2018 02:15 PM
thanx

Please don't spam the group with one word posts.

viksorion

Started reading since last couple of days. So far have liked what I've read. The character building is great. What I've liked till now is the observational writing by the author, something that we unconsciously tend to do but have seldom seen in written works.

I think I'm going to love this book

booklover1980

The Book is just great, Its so layered and nuanced. A massive tour de force indeed

viksorion

Have done half of the book. At places the author has drifted too much. Nice to have multilayered narration. Many stories going simultaneously. But then these stories should converge at some point and be relevant to the narrative.
Some laces author has overdone the parallel story unless it is relevant later.
And I'm still impressed by the style of writing, how he's collected small irrelevant nuances. They are what we also observe and correlate but not many authors capture that. That gives the narrative an all-round fluid and smooth read.
Still enjoying ........