This novel is a politically correct piece of work from an author who is a career diplomat. You will not see any bitter truths in this novel. When you are a diplomat you write this kind of novel. Ram mohammd thomas the name itself is insult to Lord Rama, but it is a great name if you want to look good by everyone. Putting Rama who was an Ideal man and had just one wife with Mohmmad who had 9 wives and his last exploit was a 9 year old Aiysha, is an insult to all hindus and hinduism. Rama's narrative Ramayana does not speak of religions as it is understood in the middle east and in the west. In Ramayana they talk about Dharma, which is one's duty in the world. How to be an ideal administrator, an ideal husband/wife, an ideal student and an ideal brother. That is Ramayana.
Mohmmad's koran is about seeing the world in "us and them" paradigm. "Us" are muslims and "them" is rest of the world. If you are "them" you deserve no respect. All kind of bad things can be done to people in the "them". I will not narrate them here. Please read about koran elsewhere.
Suffice it to say that you will not expect a career diplomat, who are usually taught to call an axe, with 20 other names but not an axe, to be able to tell the truth. I was disappointed by this novel. It is an attempt to fool people in to living in a wishywashy world.
On the other hand if you do not care about the truth, but rather live in fantasies, this novel is a great read.
PS: I have also written this review for at Amazon for the original book Q&A and the reprint slumdog millionaire.
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