Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Review: Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity


Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity by Katherine Boo

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



A detailed tale of one family struggling in a Mumbai "undercity" scratching an existence from garbage picking (and recycling) while suffering privation, predation, and an unair legal system in the shadow of the Hyatt and other ritzy establishments. In the end, the man that treats the glittering Hyatt as a capricious deity seems among the most understanding.



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