Age of Vice
By Deepit Kapoor
546 pages
What’s it about?
Three characters converge to tell the story of crime and corruption in modern India. Sunny Wadia is the son of an Indian crime boss who has been very successful- and this leaves Sunny with access to way too much money and not enough respect. He finds himself in a relationship with Neda Kapoor, an Indian journalist who is looking into the Wadia crime family but soon falls for Sunny. Ajay is the faithful servant who comes from nothing and finds himself losing everything to protect Sunny.
What did it make me think about?
Duplicity.Should I read it?
Well this was just a well-written crime novel. It never becomes a scathing look at the corruption in India that it promises, but it is an awfully engrossing story that most fans of fast paced thrillers will enjoy. If you want a novel about India that digs a little deeper then pick up “A Fine Balance” by Rohinton Mistry. “Age of Vice” has been touted as the Indian version of “The Godfather” and I get that. I will be watching when this hits the big screen- because it certainly entertains.
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“The evictions in the city kept up pace,”What’s it about?
Three characters converge to tell the story of crime and corruption in modern India. Sunny Wadia is the son of an Indian crime boss who has been very successful- and this leaves Sunny with access to way too much money and not enough respect. He finds himself in a relationship with Neda Kapoor, an Indian journalist who is looking into the Wadia crime family but soon falls for Sunny. Ajay is the faithful servant who comes from nothing and finds himself losing everything to protect Sunny.
What did it make me think about?
Duplicity.
Should I read it?
Well this was just a well-written crime novel. It never becomes a scathing look at the corruption in India that it promises, but it is an awfully engrossing story that most fans of fast paced thrillers will enjoy. If you want a novel about India that digs a little deeper then pick up “A Fine Balance” by Rohinton Mistry. “Age of Vice” has been touted as the Indian version of “The Godfather” and I get that. I will be watching when this hits the big screen- because it certainly entertains.
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“The evictions in the city kept up pace,”
