Reviews
Akhil Sharma's deceptively simple diction has a way of cutting straight to the human bone. The stories in A Life of Adventure and Delight are revelations, every one., Readers wade into these stories as though stepping into a calm river only to be caught by the undercurrent of the most devastating kind--the demand of everyday existence. Akhil Sharma's words touch the deep experience that often remains wordless. He is truly the Chekhov of our time., One reads Akhil Sharma's stories as one might watch waves approach the shore on which one stands, understanding that something unseen and powerful is driving them. The waves and the stories are beautiful, deceptively simple, and potentially dangerous., Akhil Sharma keeps getting better. A Life of Adventure and Delight puts him in the rarest company: Chekhov company. Trevor company. I can't think of many others. These stories are as clear as truth., There's a great duality to these stories: simple, but complex, funny enough to laugh out loud at, but emotionally devastating, foreign, yet familiar. What an exciting and original writer this is, and what a knock-out collection. , Akhil Sharma''s deceptively simple diction has a way of cutting straight to the human bone. The stories in A Life of Adventure and Delight are revelations, every one., If you love short story collections, this one's for you. A Life of Adventure and Delight offers a window into the Indian experience both in America and abroad. Author Akhil Sharma's characters aren't perfect -- they wrestle with belonging, tradition, and temptation -- but they're heartbreakingly real and relatable, even at their worst., The stories in Akhil Sharma's A Life of Adventure and Delight sweep across the page like monsoons--filled with energy, chaos, surprise, and rapture, they ravish and transform the very nature of reading., Akhil Sharma keeps getting better. A Life of Adventure and Delight puts him in the rarest company: Chekhov company. Trevor company. I cannot think of many others. These stories are as clear as truth., [H]aunting, revelatory stories. . . . Sharma is boldly forthright and probing. Focusing exclusively on Indian characters, both in Delhi and in the New York metropolitan area, he brings a keen cultural awareness to each of these stories. . . . perceptive, humane, and pointed., If you love short story collections, this one'sfor you. . . . Sharma's characters aren'tperfect -- they wrestle with belonging, tradition, and temptation -- but they'reheartbreakingly real and relatable., The stories in Akhil Sharma's A Life of Adventure and Delight; sweep across the page like monsoons--filled with energy, chaos, surprise, and rapture, they ravish and transform the very nature of reading.
