top of page
Close
 

Log In

Email or User Name:
Password:

Forgot your password?

Please register with Shopping.com.
Share your opinions and help others make informed buying decisions.Close
Email Address:
User Name:(4-14 characters.)
Password:(At least 7 characters, different than username.)
Verify password:
Verification code:

By clicking on the button below, you agree to the Shopping.com User Agreement and Privacy Policy.


Sign me up to receive Shopping.com's great deals and promotions.

Thank You  for registering at Shopping.comClose
The confirmation message has been resent to your inbox.
 
Please check your email account below to activate your membership:


No email yet?
Forgot PasswordClose
Your temporary password has been resent to your inbox.
 
A temporary password has been sent to your email. Once you sign in, please visit your member profile page to change your password.

No email yet?

Please enter the email address you used to register your account. If you can't remember your email, please contact customer service at support@shopping.com.
Email Address:
Clicking on "Submit" will reset your password. A temporary password will be sent to the email you enter above.
 

Rohinton Mistry - A Fine Balance

from $5.24 4 offers
Rohinton Mistry - A Fine Balance
 
 
 
 
 
Lowest Price!
HotBookSale
$5.24
Free Shipping!
 
Second Lowest Price
HotBookSale
$5.24
Free Shipping!
 
Third Lowest Price
Amazon Marketplace
 

Review Summary

Average Rating: 5.0
 
Based on 14 reviews
01
02
03
34
115
 
Rating Distribution
Pros
  • No Pros Yet
Cons
  • No Cons Yet
It's Good For
  • No Uses Yet
Recommendations to buy:
Yes
No
 
14
 
0
 

Review List

Showing 11 - 14 of 14 Reviews

 
Sort by:
13 out of 13 people found this review helpful.

A Fine Balance

Date of Review:  Oct 19, 2006
Review: A piece of work so moving that it will make you shudder. The way Rohinton Mistry describes the characters makes your heart cry. I read this book many years ago and his characters still haunt me to this day. A friend of mine was visiting India for...
Was this review helpful?       |   
Please let us know what kind of issue this is:
Profanity
Wrong product *
Spam
Duplicate *
Copyright violation *
Not a product review
Other

Comments:
(required for issues marked with a *)

 Max. 1000 characters

  5.0

by: shilpak1611
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Exquisite portrait of humanity.
Cons
none
 
16 out of 16 people found this review helpful.

India is a dream , a nightmare, renewing and rotting all at once.

Date of Review:  Jun 29, 2002
The Bottom Line: Absolutely brilliant, rich and satisfying. The story, characters and adventures are clearly and beautifully drawn. The reader is captivated by this messy, horrifying, cruel and beautiful world that is India.
Review: I love being swept away into another country, world and/or reality. Reading for me is not only for entertainment but for education and blissful escape. Rohinton Mistry gives me satisfaction on all these levels with "A Fine Balance."

The...
Was this review helpful?       |   
Please let us know what kind of issue this is:
Profanity
Wrong product *
Spam
Duplicate *
Copyright violation *
Not a product review
Other

Comments:
(required for issues marked with a *)

 Max. 1000 characters

  5.0

by: siren123
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Beautifully written, historically...
Cons
It doesn't go on forever!
 
9 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

Striking A Fine Balance

Date of Review:  Dec 29, 1999
Review: Modern India is beginning to export a tremendous number of fine English language writers. Rushdie, Seth, Jhabvala, and Mehta are a few of the writers who have made in roads in the last two decades. Rohinton Mistry, in A Fine Balance, proves himself...
Was this review helpful?       |   
Please let us know what kind of issue this is:
Profanity
Wrong product *
Spam
Duplicate *
Copyright violation *
Not a product review
Other

Comments:
(required for issues marked with a *)

 Max. 1000 characters

  4.0

by: jpeimer
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Fast-paced, Funny, Informative overview...
Cons
At 600 pages, many will be put off by...
 
12 out of 12 people found this review helpful.

A great Indian novel.

Date of Review:  Feb 4, 2000
Review: A fine balance represents a substantial achievement. Although it is a book about issues gripping an entire nation, and although it depicts a culture, and a nation in candid, rich style, it never seems anything other than human in its style and...
Was this review helpful?       |   
Please let us know what kind of issue this is:
Profanity
Wrong product *
Spam
Duplicate *
Copyright violation *
Not a product review
Other

Comments:
(required for issues marked with a *)

 Max. 1000 characters

  4.0

by: profplum
Recommended to buy: Yes

Pros
Eloquent, passionate, political, human
Cons
Bleak end, for me, had impact but lost...
 

Showing 11 - 14 of 14 Reviews

Page 1 2

 
 
 
 
Switch to: Overview | Compare Prices
 
 
advertisement
 
 

Copyright © 2000-2009 Shopping.com