This is an engrossing book; it allowed my flight to pass quite pleasantly. Good writing, interesting characters; it kept my interest to the end.It is, however, one of those novels with an underlying goal or theme, and I'm not insightful enough to get it. There's some message here, about India, or religion, or reincarnation, or something. My bet is that it is a commentary on the isolation of individuals even in close proximity - as close as marriage, or living in adjacent apartments, or on the platform of a stair well. The ending, such as it was, didn't clear this up - or much else for that matter.
Having said all that: yes, I recommend Suri's novel.
