#40 A Burning by Megha MajumdarFor readers of Tommy Orange, Yaa Gyasi, and Jhumpa Lahiri, an electrifying debut novel about three unforgettable characters who seek to rise—to the middle class, to political power, to fame in the movies—and find their lives entangled in the wake of a catastrophe in contemporary India.
This book gave a very detailed picture of the lives of lower class people in India. The poverty. The corruption. The utter lack of options. I didn't especially like the characters. It reminds me that it's easier to have moral principles when you have a home and food.
