Age of Vice explained

Age of Vice
Author:Deepti Kapoor
Language:English
Publisher:HarperCollins
Pub Date:January 3, 2023

Age of Vice is a novel by Deepti Kapoor which was published on January 3, 2023 by HarperCollins.[1]

Plot

The novel is set in Delhi. It begins with a car crash caused by a wealthy man in New Delhi in 2004 which killed five people who sleeping on the road. Ajay, the man driving, was sent to jail and then he was attacked.[2]

Critical reception and reviews

Ron Charles of The Washington Post wrote "The most dazzling explosions to herald 2023 come from Deepti Kapoor’s novel “Age of Vice.”",[3] Vandana Menon of ThePrint wrote "Age of Vice, is a hit even before its release."[4] Sahana Hegde of Scroll.in wrote "I think Age of Vice is best described as a perfectly good book that only disappoints because you can so clearly see how it could have been a great one."[5] Karthik Shankar of Live Mint wrote "Deepti Kapoor’s compulsively readable novel, ‘Age Of Vice’, is a gripping saga of wealth and violence"[6] and Sanjay Sipahimalani of Moneycontrol wrote "Age of Vice, then, is an exhilaratingly ambitious novel that uses the conventions of a thriller to comment on ugly Indian realities arising from systemic inequality and all-pervasive backroom cronyism.".[7]

The book has been also reviewed by Dwight Garner of The New York Times,[8] Lorraine Berry of the Los Angeles Times,[9] Susie Goldsbrough of The Times[10] and Jake Arnott of The Guardian.[11]

Barbara VanDenburgh of USA Today listed it in "5 new must-read books this week".[12] The book was selected as Good Morning America Book Club pick for January.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kapoor, Deepti . Age of Vice . 2023-01-03 . HarperCollins Canada . 978-1-4434-6205-1 . en.
  2. Web site: Simon . Scott . Deepti Kapoor on her new novel 'Age of Vice' . National Public Radio.
  3. News: Charles . Ron . Deepti Kapoor's thriller 'Age of Vice' starts 2023 with a bang . The Washington Post.
  4. Web site: Menon . Vandana . 2023-01-07 . Deepti Kapoor's Age of Vice is about Delhi's Gatsbys but it's making waves in Western capitals . 2023-01-24 . . en-US.
  5. Web site: Hegde . Sahana . 'Age of Vice': Nothing good happens in this novel of power and corruption, and that's a good thing . 2023-01-24 . . en-US.
  6. Web site: Shankar . Karthik . 2023-01-21 . Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor: A ruthless world of sons and godfathers . 2023-01-24 . . en.
  7. Web site: Sipahimalani . Sanjay . Age of Vice book review: A novel for Kalyug . 2023-01-24 . . en.
  8. News: Garner . Dwight . 2023-01-05 . 'Age of Vice': A Lush Thriller Dives Into New Delhi's Underworld . en-US . . 2023-01-24 . 0362-4331.
  9. Web site: Berry . Lorraine . 2023-01-03 . A hot new Indian gangster novel thrills and dazzles. It could have done so much more . 2023-01-24 . . en-US.
  10. News: Goldsbrough . Susie . Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor review — it's Succession set in Delhi . en . . 2023-01-24 . 0140-0460.
  11. Web site: Arnott . Jake . 2022-12-22 . Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor review – India's answer to The Godfather . 2023-01-24 . . en.
  12. Web site: VanDenburgh . Barbara . Deepti Kapoor's 'Age of Vice,' Rachel Hawkins' 'The Villa': 5 new must-read books this week . 2023-01-24 . . en-US.
  13. Web site: Yamada . Haley . 'Age of Vice' by Deepti Kapoor is our 'GMA' Book Club pick for January . 2023-01-24 . . en.

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