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Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of The Kite Flyers. Apr 22, Divya Nambiar rated it really liked it. Kite here refers to the many books flooding the market today A journey of three friends, 'People in the village used to say that life is like the Kaveri River, with ever-changing rhythms and relentless passage until it reaches the sea.
Kite here refers to the many books flooding the market today A journey of three friends, Raman, Lakshmi and Kumar, through circumstances in life with kites forming an essential and truly important part in the progression of the story,it is a well planned book that is unpredictable and awe-inspiring.
The intensity of the words are far reaching even though it is not a very heavy read. The tale would last for a long time in the hearts of the readers. The river of life will flow through the weeds, until life is renewed again in the sea. The crude details of the life led by eunuchs induces pity yet love for them and through the tale, they become more humane. It conveys so much with so little!
I am already in the process of trying to make Lakshmi's Burfi! Apr 30, Raghav rated it really liked it. Yes, we should never, ever, judge a book by its cover, but then again what are you going to do about it? Be it the colours used, the somewhat minimalistic design, or just the little hints to the story you get, if publishers and authors are listening, covers do matter and make a difference, however small it is. My likeness for the book, at the beginning, was just not limited to the cover, but also the introduction The Kite Flyers The first thing that attracted me to The Kite Flyers was the cover.
This is where you get an idea of his writing style, which I liked, and also that this is a book which is a personal quest of sorts, making it all the more hearty and honest. Sharad P. The Kite Flyers takes us deep inside the psyche of the people in and around Madras, a time when it saw one of its major political changes.
The narrator begins his story with a visit to Cool Cut a barber shop owned by Kumar that is frequented by him. We are then taken back into time as we get a peek into the life of Kumar growing up along with his friends Raman and Lakshmi and this story follows them through their life events over decades to the present day wherein the narrator once again makes an appearance.
There is a certain wholeness to the book, which was done in parts and is best explained by the author in his introduction. It goes on to further incorporate rituals, superstitions, practices, a bit of philology, but most importantly the culture and lifestyles of the people that are an everyday part of the area beautifully in-between all the happenings in the lives of our protagonists. The Kite Flyer stands atop most of the other.
All this is not to say I found the book flawless. There were parts that seemed a bit out of place, as if the Paul was desperate to provide each character with a happy ending. Luckily, that is a small issue that can be overlooked since the story in totality still is quite brilliant. What I personally liked what his subtle way of mixing fact and fiction together and that brought about a certain charm to the book, especially since I was clueless about the politics and the culture of the region.
This is an unbiased review of the book which was received as a Goodreads Giveaway. Apr 07, Seeta rated it really liked it. So when you come across a plot of three friends from a remote village in Tamil Nadu who separate and reunite against a political backdrop you pick it up just for the sheer refreshing change the book brings from the pink and rosy world of MBA and romance. Flying Kites is a passion both Kumar and Raman share and one which they teach Lakshmi to enjoy. Raman picks his life from there and decides to move to Madras to earn his living as a tailor while Lakshmi plunges into the Kaveri when her parents decide to marry her off to her Uncle.
The three friends drift apart. How they break apart and eventually get together is what The Kite Flyers is all about. Sharad Paul begins this book with the narrator who wonders about the Kite framed on the wall of Cool Cuts, the salon where he goes for his haircut.
He wants to question Kumar, his barber but does not get an opportunity. From there on begins the flashback of the lives of three friends and the circumstances that bring them back to the present. While he does not get into the details of their childhood and solely focuses on a few moments of their friendship and kite flying, he depicts the lives of Eunuchs when they get intertwined with those of the protagonists extremely well. The possessiveness for Tamil and everything that is Tamil is evident even today but the intensity from those times is cleverly represented by Paul.
The fine job done in setting up the political backdrop however does not seem to extend to the narrative as much. The transition from present to the past seems abrupt with no premise being set for the change.
The absence of the narrator through the story and the sudden appearance towards the end also makes you question the necessity of the character. While the story concludes well, the focus on Gowrie the village school teacher in the Epilogue seems forced esp.
Another aspect that stands out from an editing standpoint is the usage of terms such as miles in a country that measures distance in Kilometers even in distant villages such as KKP or for that matter abusive words in English which take away the authenticity from the dialogue of a village boy. We currently expect the 43rd National Convention to be held in October For more details, click here. The AKA is offering weekly auctions of kites and accessories. Click on our ebay link at the bottom of the page.
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