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Behind the Beautiful Forevers

Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
Jun 01, 2016marabahri rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I was so excited to read this book after reading so many great reviews. But to be honest, I found the book unimpressive. Written by a British author who vulnerably exploits the slum she "interviews" and "lives with" for a short period of time. The end of the book has a brief excerpt where the author expresses her interest in writing this book after marrying an Indian man... It makes me sad that someone is making money off exploiting communities like this. Perhaps all the profit from this book should go towards helping upward mobility of these communities. But I have yet to hear of this author doing such. Interesting read. Definitely not a favorite.