Saturday, May 19, 2012

Behind the beautiful forevers

Behind the beautiful forevers: life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity by Katherine Boo 256 pgs.

Not an uplifting book...this tells the story of the population of a slum in Mumbai that is surrounded by the airport and "rich" developments.  The people struggle, are mired in incredible poverty and subjected to crazy corruption by every "official" and even non-officials.  Despite all of this negative energy, the people are working hard to make better lives for themselves.  Partly inspiring but also heart breaking this excellent book makes you question a lot of things and appreciate what you have.
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