Crosspost: Aftertaste by Namita Devidayal
Crossposted from Feminist Quill , written December 18, 2015 Title: Aftertaste Author: Namita Devidayal Year of Publication: 2011 Series: N/A #: N/A Goodreads Rating (Avg.): 2.96 Goodreads Rating (Mine): 4 Spoiler Alert Might I start off by saying that I cannot believe this book has a average Goodreads rating of below 3, when SO MANY terrible books are rated 4 and 5 out of 5 stars? Plot Description: The powerful matriarch of a wealthy business family (they sell sweets) has suffered a strke, and lies dying. Aftertaste is the story of how her children and her children-in-law deal with her impending death, while also fending off personal troubles of their own. In addition to metaphorical interpretations, the title also directly refers to the theme of Indian sweets that runs through the book in the form of the Todarmal's business. The one word I'd use to describe this book is "stark". Stark as in "stark realit...