Review:
"Monumental.Chandra brilliantly evokes...Mumbai...in all its vibrant chaos." -- Wall Street Journal
"Dazzling.Chandra's sure-handed writing injects the novel with layers of depth and meaning." -- Sunday Oregonian
"A grand story...carefully and passionately told.The temptation upon turning the last page will be to return to the first." -- Denver Post
"Bold, fresh and big.SACRED GAMES deserves praise for its ambitions but also for its terrific achievement." -- Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air
"Superb.complex, mesmerizing...a full-immersion experience, as if Dickens had written THE GODFATHER and placed it in India." -- Grand Rapids Press
"Unfailingly interesting.Superbly realized.The novel bursts with characters.I almost never wanted to put it down." -- Houston Chronicle
"Ravishing.Extraordinary...A chaotic and luminous whole." -- Entertainment Weekly
"Well-written entertainment.a plot of Victorian complexity." -- Atlantic Monthly
"Masterfully crafted fiction.the resonance and elegance...of his writing.put across the full vulnerability and humanity of his characters." -- Blogcritics.org Books
"Chandra.knows exactly when to break rules and when to follow them.Chandra's genius is in the way he trusts his reader." -- Los Angeles Times
"Exhilaratingly ambitious and entertaining.[A] vivid portrait of the clash and jangle and excitement of modern-day Mumbai." -- BookPage
"[Sacred Games] brings us to India in full force.Impossibly rich." -- Daily News
"Lavish, accomplished, and.elegant.[SACRED GAMES] offers Western readers a panoramic view of contemporary India." -- Tennessean
"Electrifying.Chandra pulls off some extraordinary writing.He.hands us the keys to the city and reveals its sordid mysteries." -- Carl Bromley, The Nation
"Monumental...Chandra brilliantly evokes...Mumbai...in all its vibrant chaos."--Wall Street Journal
"Lavish, accomplished, and...elegant...[SACRED GAMES] offers Western readers a panoramic view of contemporary India."--Tennessean
"Electrifying...Chandra pulls off some extraordinary writing...He...hands us the keys to the city and reveals its sordid mysteries."--Carl Bromley, The Nation
"A genre-bending, multilayered saga...expertly paced and nuanced...A sheer entertainment extravaganza."--Elle
"[Sacred Games] brings us to India in full force...Impossibly rich."--Daily News
"Unfailingly interesting...Superbly realized...The novel bursts with characters...I almost never wanted to put it down."--Houston Chronicle
"SACRED GAMES [is] as hard to put down as it is to pick up."--New York Times Book Review
"Superb...complex, mesmerizing...a full-immersion experience, as if Dickens had written THE GODFATHER and placed it in India."--Grand Rapids Press
"Dazzling...Chandra's sure-handed writing injects the novel with layers of depth and meaning."--Sunday Oregonian
"Ravishing...Extraordinary...A chaotic and luminous whole."--Entertainment Weekly
"makes palpable a very foreign city, explores deep moral questions...BUY IT."--New York magazine
"Rich...Utterly convincing..A monumental portrait of interwoven lives that lingers with a reader long after the case is closed."--Globe and Mail (Toronto)
"A terrific, brilliant earthmover of a book. Crime and Punishment crossed with The Godfather, with some Sopranos-inspired irony.""--John Freeman, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"Spiced with flavors of the subcontinent, this epic novel-part crime thriller, part human drama, part travelogue-is entirely entertaining."--Parade
"Unstinting in its ambition...flourishing in its characters...[An] intriguing act of literary decolonization...Sacred Games is cinematic in scope."--Newsweek International Edition
"One of the most brilliant...tales I've read in years...SACRED GAMES is compulsively readable."--Eric Ormsby, New York Sun
"A work of masterfully crafted fiction...a gritty and grounded epic reminiscent of voluminous and character-rich nineteenth century literature."--San Diego Union-Tribune
"A classical Bombay underworld epic...Raymond Chandler with songs."--ABC magazine
"Well-written entertainment...a plot of Victorian complexity."--Atlantic Monthly
"Chandra...knows exactly when to break rules and when to follow them...Chandra's genius is in the way he trusts his reader."--Los Angeles Times
"Exhilaratingly ambitious and entertaining...[A] vivid portrait of the clash and jangle and excitement of modern-day Mumbai."--BookPage
"As sprawling as the heat-drenched city it richly portrays."--New York Times
"Exquisite...A passionate tribute to contemporary India."--Salon.com
"SACRED GAMES won't deliver nirvana, but submerging in it, like the Ganges itself, can restore your wonder."--Cleveland Plain Dealer
"A grand story...carefully and passionately told...The temptation upon turning the last page will be to return to the first."--Denver Post
"The pacing and mother lode of cinematic details in the narrative make the journey...worth taking, even more than once."--Daily News
"Chandra gives a startling, blood-pumping fallible humanity to his characters."--Sandip Roy, San Francisco Chronicle
"An irresistible story that you simply cannot keep out of your head...It is, more than anything else, literary magic."--Christian Science Monitor
"Bold, fresh and big...SACRED GAMES deserves praise for its ambitions but also for its terrific achievement."--Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air
"It's a rare pleasure to be arrested by this novel's thunderous momentum...Few readers will be unenthralled."--Bruce Allen, Boston Sunday Globe
"A pulsing thriller...Quite enough to enrapture a reader for 900 pages...the payoff is grand and satisfying."--Seattle Times
"Riveting...A splendidly big, finely made book destined to dazzle a big audience."--Booklist (starred review)
"Ambitious, sprawling...combines the attractions of 19th-century fiction and a modern police procedural."--People
"Page after page it plucks me from the here and now."--Sven Birkerts, Boston Sunday Globe
"Masterfully crafted fiction...the resonance and elegance...of his writing...put across the full vulnerability and humanity of his characters."--Blogcritics.org Books
"A remarkable blend of literary novel and potboiler."--San Antonio Express-News
"Intoxicating... SACRED GAMES offers up a world worthy of the effort required to take it all in."--Rocky Mountain News
"SACRED GAMES envisions a world--an underworld actually--that is complete, persuasive, and startlingly original."--Newsday
SACRED GAMES [is] as hard to put down as it is to pick up. --New York Times Book Review"
Page after page it plucks me from the here and now. --Sven Birkerts, Boston Sunday Globe"
Chandra gives a startling, blood-pumping fallible humanity to his characters. --Sandip Roy, San Francisco Chronicle"
Ravishing Extraordinary...A chaotic and luminous whole. --Entertainment Weekly"
Chandra knows exactly when to break rules and when to follow them Chandra s genius is in the way he trusts his reader. --Los Angeles Times"
Ambitious, sprawling...combines the attractions of 19th-century fiction and a modern police procedural. --People"
A genre-bending, multilayered saga...expertly paced and nuanced...A sheer entertainment extravaganza. --Elle"
As sprawling as the heat-drenched city it richly portrays. --New York Times"
Bold, fresh and big SACRED GAMES deserves praise for its ambitions but also for its terrific achievement. --Maureen Corrigan, NPR's Fresh Air"
Monumental Chandra brilliantly evokes...Mumbai...in all its vibrant chaos. --Wall Street Journal"
It s a rare pleasure to be arrested by this novel s thunderous momentum...Few readers will be unenthralled. --Bruce Allen, Boston Sunday Globe"
[Sacred Games] brings us to India in full force Impossibly rich. --Daily News"
makes palpable a very foreign city, explores deep moral questions...BUY IT. --New York magazine"
SACRED GAMES envisions a world--an underworld actually--that is complete, persuasive, and startlingly original. --Newsday"
One of the most brilliant...tales I ve read in years...SACRED GAMES is compulsively readable. --Eric Ormsby, New York Sun"
Intoxicating... SACRED GAMES offers up a world worthy of the effort required to take it all in. --Rocky Mountain News"
A terrific, brilliant earthmover of a book. Crime and Punishment crossed with The Godfather, with some Sopranos-inspired irony. --John Freeman, Atlanta Journal-Constitution"
The pacing and mother lode of cinematic details in the narrative make the journey...worth taking, even more than once. --Daily News"
Well-written entertainment a plot of Victorian complexity. --Atlantic Monthly"
Electrifying Chandra pulls off some extraordinary writing He hands us the keys to the city and reveals its sordid mysteries. --Carl Bromley, The Nation"
A work of masterfully crafted fiction...a gritty and grounded epic reminiscent of voluminous and character-rich nineteenth century literature. --San Diego Union-Tribune"
SACRED GAMES won t deliver nirvana, but submerging in it, like the Ganges itself, can restore your wonder. --Cleveland Plain Dealer"
A grand story...carefully and passionately told The temptation upon turning the last page will be to return to the first. --Denver Post"
Unfailingly interesting Superbly realized The novel bursts with characters I almost never wanted to put it down. --Houston Chronicle"
A pulsing thriller...Quite enough to enrapture a reader for 900 pages...the payoff is grand and satisfying. --Seattle Times"
Spiced with flavors of the subcontinent, this epic novel-part crime thriller, part human drama, part travelogue-is entirely entertaining. --Parade"
Exhilaratingly ambitious and entertaining [A] vivid portrait of the clash and jangle and excitement of modern-day Mumbai. --BookPage"
An irresistible story that you simply cannot keep out of your head...It is, more than anything else, literary magic. --Christian Science Monitor"
Dazzling Chandra s sure-handed writing injects the novel with layers of depth and meaning. --Sunday Oregonian"
Lavish, accomplished, and elegant [SACRED GAMES] offers Western readers a panoramic view of contemporary India. --Tennessean"
Superb complex, mesmerizing...a full-immersion experience, as if Dickens had written THE GODFATHER and placed it in India. --Grand Rapids Press"
Exquisite...A passionate tribute to contemporary India. --Salon.com"
A remarkable blend of literary novel and potboiler. --San Antonio Express-News"
Rich...Utterly convincing..A monumental portrait of interwoven lives that lingers with a reader long after the case is closed. --Globe and Mail (Toronto)"
Riveting...A splendidly big, finely made book destined to dazzle a big audience. --Booklist (starred review)"
Masterfully crafted fiction the resonance and elegance...of his writing put across the full vulnerability and humanity of his characters. --Blogcritics.org Books"
A classical Bombay underworld epic...Raymond Chandler with songs. --ABC magazine"
Unstinting in its ambition...flourishing in its characters [An] intriguing act of literary decolonization Sacred Games is cinematic in scope. --Newsweek International Edition"
Book Description:
Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra: 'To win is to lose everything . . . and the game always wins.' The international number one bestseller, now in paperback.
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