Age of Vice
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| Author | Deepti Kapoor |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | January 3, 2023 |
Age of Vice is a novel by Deepti Kapoor which was published on January 3, 2023 by HarperCollins.[1]
Plot
[edit]The novel is set in Delhi. It begins with a car crash caused by a wealthy man in New Delhi in 2004 which killed five people who sleeping on the road. Ajay, the man driving, was sent to jail and then he was attacked.[2]
Critical reception and reviews
[edit]According to Book Marks, the book received a "positive" consensus, based on ten critics: five "rave", three "positive", one "mixed", and one "pan".[3] In the March-April 2023 issue Bookmarks, the book was rated three out of five. The magazine's critical summary reads: "The dexterous, cinematic narrative relies on longwinded stories within stories, which not only mirrors Delhi’s complexity but also loses steam toward the end, leaving some threads untied".[4][5]
Ron Charles of The Washington Post wrote "The most dazzling explosions to herald 2023 come from Deepti Kapoor’s novel “Age of Vice.”",[6] Vandana Menon of ThePrint wrote "Age of Vice, is a hit even before its release."[7] Sahana Hegde of Scroll.in wrote "I think Age of Vice is best described as a perfectly good book that only disappoints because you can so clearly see how it could have been a great one."[8] Karthik Shankar of Live Mint wrote "Deepti Kapoor’s compulsively readable novel, ‘Age Of Vice’, is a gripping saga of wealth and violence"[9] and Sanjay Sipahimalani of Moneycontrol wrote "Age of Vice, then, is an exhilaratingly ambitious novel that uses the conventions of a thriller to comment on ugly Indian realities arising from systemic inequality and all-pervasive backroom cronyism.".[10]
The book has been also reviewed by Dwight Garner of The New York Times,[11] Lorraine Berry of the Los Angeles Times,[12] Susie Goldsbrough of The Times[13] and Jake Arnott of The Guardian.[14]
Barbara VanDenburgh of USA Today listed it in "5 new must-read books this week".[15] The book was selected as Good Morning America Book Club pick for January.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ Kapoor, Deepti (2023-01-03). Age of Vice. HarperCollins Canada. ISBN 978-1-4434-6205-1.
- ^ Simon, Scott. "Deepti Kapoor on her new novel 'Age of Vice'". National Public Radio.
- ^ "Age of Vice". Book Marks. Retrieved 2023-01-25.
- ^ "Age of Vice". Bookmarks. March–April 2023. p. 36. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ "Age of Vice". Bookmarks. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
- ^ Charles, Ron. "Deepti Kapoor's thriller 'Age of Vice' starts 2023 with a bang". The Washington Post.
- ^ Menon, Vandana (2023-01-07). "Deepti Kapoor's Age of Vice is about Delhi's Gatsbys but it's making waves in Western capitals". ThePrint. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ Hegde, Sahana (24 December 2022). "'Age of Vice': Nothing good happens in this novel of power and corruption, and that's a good thing". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ Shankar, Karthik (2023-01-21). "Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor: A ruthless world of sons and godfathers". Live Mint. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ Sipahimalani, Sanjay. "Age of Vice book review: A novel for Kalyug". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ Garner, Dwight (2023-01-05). "'Age of Vice': A Lush Thriller Dives Into New Delhi's Underworld". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ Berry, Lorraine (2023-01-03). "A hot new Indian gangster novel thrills and dazzles. It could have done so much more". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ Goldsbrough, Susie. "Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor review — it's Succession set in Delhi". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ Arnott, Jake (2022-12-22). "Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor review – India's answer to The Godfather". The Guardian. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ VanDenburgh, Barbara. "Deepti Kapoor's 'Age of Vice,' Rachel Hawkins' 'The Villa': 5 new must-read books this week". USA Today. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
- ^ Yamada, Haley. "'Age of Vice' by Deepti Kapoor is our 'GMA' Book Club pick for January". Good Morning America. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
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