The Devourers

The Devourers

2016 • 306 pages

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Average rating3

15

Got to say the Indra Das can write, some of the passages in this book are just breathtaking. Interesting story about shapeshifters from a point of view that is not my own. All his characters feel believable and their arcs are interesting. I did feel that this book was too long and a bit too visceral in its descriptions. Also, it might just my bias but I did feel like it was none to subtle critique of colonialism's impact on the modern nation of India, in fact I felt beat over the head with that aspect. Your mileage may vary of course, but this book began to wear me out in the end and I looked forward to being finished.

September 25, 2020