*The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny*, by Kiran Desai

I read all the glowing reviews, and concluded it was the kind of book I probably would regard as overrated and to me dull.  Then I started reading it, as indeed I will experiment and sample such things.  The reviews are in fact warranted, and this is a fictional masterpiece.  It is also further evidence for our current literary golden age.

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