![]() ![]() This glimpse into a few of the "little lives" impacted by the terrible inequalities that exist is painful, eye-opening, and well worth a read by anyone who cares to know how others experience the world (Susan B). Most readers agree, Behind the Beautiful Forevers is a difficult but important and eye-opening read: There have been few books in my life that have stayed with me long after reading them - for instance, To Kill a Mockingbird and Angela's Ashes - and now I will add Behind the Beautiful Forevers to the list (Anne B). I have been inspired by this book (Karen J). ![]() Poverty, corruption, racism, economic envy, and brutal indifference toward human life pummel the inhabitants of Annawadi, Mumbai's undercity, yet amazingly, there exist pockets of hope and aspiration. ![]() ![]() It was not easy to read, yet not easily put down. Some books carry me along, this one pulled. The consensus is in: Katherine Boo's narrative nonfiction about corruption, struggle, and hope in Annawadi, India, Behind the Beautiful Forevers, is very popular with BookBrowse reviewers 30 out of 30 readers rate it 4 or 5 stars! Here's what people are saying: From Pulitzer Prize-winner Katherine Boo, a harrowing work of narrative nonfiction about life in Annawadi, India ![]()
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