A COVID novel with powerful material leaves the reader out of breath
Grief Burns Like Fever by Minakshi Thakur is a novel set in Delhi that follows an ambulance driver during the second wave of COVID lockdowns. The book shifts between third person and first person perspectives, which leaves readers feeling disoriented. One of the storylines follows a new mother and wife, but it becomes apparent that she is an unreliable narrator.
Thakur uses many metaphors, which makes it difficult for readers to interpret the story on their own. Despite the book's potential, it lacks depth and fails to fully engage the reader.
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