Train to Pakistan by Khushwant SinghMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was a very different then any other book I have read. There was a sense of mystery , curiosity , disgust and a lot of feelings while reading this book .
This book portrayed India during the partition time. It puts light on the lifestyle of the people , the difference between the educated and the illiterate mass and this has been done perfectly. Khushwant Singh wrote this book in 1956 , so he was well aware of the lifestyle of people in India during the partition era. He was successful in binding the readers with the story perfectly. The writing style is a masterpiece here. The story consists of many characters and hence there is very less space for each of them as the book is around 190 pages only but still each of them has there own impotence and non seems to be neglected.
The topic of the book as we all know is partition. That is something one cannot remember without having tears in there eyes. The massacre that took place was beyond imagination. Today it seems barbaric when we think about it but this book have done a wonderful job to explain (although it was wrong) how people turned against each other. How people were ready to brutally slaughter friends and neighbors with whom they fought for their freedom , with whom they stayed harmoniously for years. The love and affection was forgotten in seconds. Khushwant Singh also tried to show the scale of genocide that took place.
This book will take the readers to a roller coaster ride of emotions , anger and a sense of helplessness people felt during these dark time. For me this is a must read for all.
I rate the book as 4.5 *
View all my reviews
