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Book Review of Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity

Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
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I cannot recommend this book highly enough. It blows my mind that it's nonfiction. Katherine Boo is a talented writer. This is an easy and deeply moving read. I lived in India for a few years, and the intense poverty that Boo describes through the stories of these people is both accurate and devastating. I've passed this book on to multiple friends and family members, and will continue to do so.