![]() ![]() I loved the novel’s sly wit, its penetrating social and political critique, and its delicious portrayal of human nature. ![]() If you’ve never seen a cricket match if you have and it has made you snore if you can’t understand why anyone would watch, let alone obsess over this dull game, then this is the book for you. All the reviews I’ve seen quote this snippet, and so shall I, because it’s true: But as one who has done her best to avoid any exposure to the game ever since being dragged off to an interminable test match at the MCG by a well-meaning MIL in 1972, I am here to tell you that you can have a deep-seated antipathy to all forms of sport in general and you can rejoice in complete ignorance about cricket in particular – and still love Chinaman, The Legend of Pradeep Mathew by Shehan Karunatilaka. ![]() Most of the other reviews of this book that you’ll come across have been penned by people who love cricket and understand it properly. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |