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Title: Just kind of weak
Review: So I guess I was a little gullible for placing any stock in the whole "most frightening novel ever" stuff that is plastered all over the cover of this book. Like another review noted, there is the "germ" of a good, and frightening, book here. But is never really develops.It is also a little difficult to look past Simmions' disparaging description of the citizens and culture of India. Before beginning the book, I was aware that "Calcutta as a nexus of evil" was to be one of the major premises of the story. Still, I expected the author to approach that notion with more sophistication than simply portraying India and Indians as uncivilized and inferior.I purchased this book because I enjoyed one of Simmons' other works, Hyperion. Song of Kali was no where near as good. It was easy to read. The plot developed at a suitable pace. It simply didn't amount to much.
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