It was also what led me to the Indian deity Kali, the dark mother. And while my fascination with mythology is a thing of the distant past, my interest in Kali has never waned. And read it I did, devouring its 320 pages in two long sittings. It s an incredible book that hints at a major talent it s filled with lush descriptions, well-drawn characters, and a solid and grand plot with implications that affect all of humanity. Frankly, while reading it, it s hard to believe it s a first novel it s that good.
Some cities are too wicked to be suffered.
Calcutta is such a place. Before Calcutta I would have laughed at such an idea. Before Calcutta I did not believe in evil certainly not as a force separate from the actions of men. Before Calcutta, I was a fool. From there, we re sucked into the story of American poet Robert Luczak.