age of vice – Mike Wilson https://mikewilsonwriter.com Writing in the post-truth world Fri, 28 Jul 2023 21:43:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 177517995 Book Review – Age of Vice, by Deepti Kapoor https://mikewilsonwriter.com/2023/07/28/book-review-age-of-vice-by-deepti-kapoor/ https://mikewilsonwriter.com/2023/07/28/book-review-age-of-vice-by-deepti-kapoor/#respond Fri, 28 Jul 2023 12:37:46 +0000 https://mikewilsonwriter.com/?p=2554

Age of Vice, by Deepti Kapoor, is a crime thriller and family saga of a criminal gang, political corruption, and excess of the wealthy in contemporary India. Characters include Sunny, the son of a mob boss; Ajay, an untouchable who becomes Sunny’s loyal servant; and Neda, a journalist. Story lines include Sunny’s alienation from and subordination to his violent family; Neda’s affair with Sunny; and Ajay’s attempt to find his mother and sister. There’s plenty of violence and plenty of vice. There’s a lot of action, but 350 pages (rather than 545) would have been enough. Kirkus Reviews calls it a bit long-winded but a lot of fun:

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/deepti-kapoor/age-of-vice-kapoor/#

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