Book Review: Choice by Neel Mukherjee, Rich Observations, Uneven Narrative

Published : Jun 12, 2024 11:00 IST - 5 MINS READ Really, I should hate Neel Mukherjee’s Choice. However, such is the power of Mukherjee’s observations and the precision of his writing that I love the first two stories and, despite slight reservations, find the third one highly pertinent and readable. Part I, probably the novel’s strongest segment, revolves around Ayush, the Indian half of a gay couple, and his partner, Luke, their two children, and an ageing dog. “Part III is distinguished by Mukherjee’s beautiful and precise style of writing—which one would call realism, except that it is obviously not the realism of the past. Part III is also distinguished by Mukherjee’s beautiful and precise style of writing, which one would call realism except that it is obviously not the realism of the past.