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Title: Tedious and silly
Review: SONG OF KALI is a combination of non-sensical plot choices (ex. the protagonist decides to bring his infant daughter from the US to India on a short business trip; the "rationale" given for this is so pathetically feeble, the author might just as well SAY "so the baby can be placed in danger for plot purposes"), repellant characters (particularly the protagonist, who's foolish, mean-spirited, rude, self-absorbed, racist... 300 pages spent with this jerk felt like a long, LONG time), fantasy/horror elements that don't manage to get off the ground, and storytelling that's heavy-handed and simple-minded. The whole novel comes across as if the author hated Calcutta so much during his brief visit to the city that he felt compelled to glorify his "ick! ick! ICK!" reaction by turning that reaction into a one-dimensional novel.
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