Nectar in a Sieve

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Summary: Extremely moving story about a woman raising her family
Review: A great, powerful story! Describes the pains and hardships one woman endures as the reader discovers the problems and joys of indian culture.

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Summary: A wonderful book that changes your focus on life
Review: An easy to read, very engrossing book. You can relate to the stuggles of the main charcter, Rukmani, although she has such a different life situation. I would recommed this to anyone

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Summary: A great insight into turn-of-the-century Indian life.
Review: This book is a great insight into turn-of-the-century Indian life. It provides a great story as well as a historical background. I actually enjoyed reading a required book for English this time around! A definite read for those interested in finding out more about Indian life in the early 1900's.

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Summary: Wonderfully written
Review: Is a very well written book. It is a sad aspect of the suburban Indian life. Nice and concise are two words that pretty much describe it.

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Summary: A great classic book to read
Review: After reading this book, I have a better understanding of the struggles people in India go through every day just to survive. It was very sad and a easy classic book to read.

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Summary: Just Awful!
Review: This is the worst book that I have ever read! The only good thing is that the chapters are short. I can not relate to this book at all, and I would advice others to steer clear from this all around disgraceful book!

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Summary: Indian women struggles in modern day India.
Review: This book although interesting in theory is nothing more than a nonsenseical account of a poor indian women. Boring and confusing, this book even though it seems a short read takes more time and effort that most people wish to give. If you are looking for a fun easy book with an uplifting spirit, try Chicken Soup for the Soul. If you want a depressing story of a women who just can get ahead try this. But check it out, it's not worth the buy.

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Summary: This book forced me to think about the unfairness of life.
Review: I felt a great sadness upon finishing this book. I was not sure whether to cheer for Rukmani or pity her. She worked with what she had, and moved on. She did what she had to do and displayed remarkable strength and dignity. Life handed her more adversity than she deserved and still she persevered. There was no time for regret or compunction because survival took precedence over everything. Her tenacity caused me to look inward at myself, to analyze whether I too possessed this kind of quiet strength. This book brought home to me what women across the world deal with every day. This has affirmed my belief that women are the strongest creatures on earth.

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Summary: Very well written, touching story
Review: Very nicely done, worth reading, know the other part of the world and how the poor live.

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Summary: Highly recommended by an experienced India traveller
Review: If you have spent more than an month in India, perhaps longer, you have see this story played out countless times. While seemingly depressing, it truly captures the real life possibilities that millions of Indian village women face, even in 1998. I read this wonderful book after 11 trips to India, and could see in every page a picture of someone I had previously seen or met. It hurt me a great deal to have all the pieces put together by Mrs. Mrakandaya, but I needed to hear the story, because I have seen the story. I highly recommend this book to anyone going to India or having been there.