(Contains spoilers!)

I must confess, it was a pretty tough reading for me, especially after a prolonged reading hiatus. However, I persevered with all my will power and was so relieved when I was finally done!
Although the novel isn't all that tedious, I found it hard to wade through the profound (at times, excruciatingly boring) details of each and every character and event.
I liked Lata's story and was kind of rooting for her to make some rebellious move but alas!
Had a great urge to skip through the political tugs of war but decided to power through.
The end seemed pretty anti-climactic to me, although now that I think of it, the characters could not help but fall into whatever traps they had prepared for themselves or those prepared by their families. One thing that struck me the most was definitely the similarities between the India of that time to the Pakistan of today. Almost 70 years later, and we are still stuck in the same loop of power-hungry politicians of the 1950s, seeking to further their own selfish causes. Wishing for a progress in this respect might seem childish, but I was disappointed how the failures of the past still resonate in modern Pakistan.

Moreover, it was quite a coincidence that I got around to reading this novel quite near to the publication of its sequel. Although I am not sure I will read the sequel anytime soon after it is published, I still haven't digested much of the Suitable Boy as it is!