Inheritance of Loss

The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai is already a very insightful novel, it's definitely going to be a "thinker". It will to be about life in general, which I know is a rather vague statement but I know it'll be about what one experiences throughout life. Every emotion, every betrayal, every feeling of happiness. The main character, Sai, seems like a very timid girl living in northeast Asia, who will soon learn the ways of the world and how to live in it. She'll gain the knowledge of life and become more sophisticated and break out of her shell.

You know, all that cliche stuff.

But let's be honest, I'm really hoping this book's a winner. A non-cliche novel that is beautifully written without the use of trite phrases, and overly used descriptions. Her writing style already seems like the average modern day writer (which bothers me), but she seems extremely insightful (which excites me being the nerd that I am). I'm looking forward to reading this novel even though it's beginning is slow. It feels like a good one.

It actually feels very strange reading a completely different book after All The Pretty Horses. The writing style is manifestly different, as is the tone, the word choice, the punctuation, and ESPECIALLY the imagery. The imagery is definitely the thing that I miss most from McCarthy. Desai is an excellent writer, it's just that I miss the simplicity of McCarthy's writing, the easy flow of it, and the vivid imagery without even having to think about it. I'll get used to it.

Enough of my complaining. I'm excited to read the remainder of my novel (even if it does have a slow beginning... I think I'm just a bit bitter today bee tea dubbs).

We'll see how this goes.