After Disasters By Viet Dinh Kindle Edition 1477879730 9781477879733 After Disasters Beautifully and hauntingly written, After Disasters is told through the eyes of four people in the wake of a life shattering earthquake in India. An intricate story of love and loss weaves together the emotional and intimate narratives of Ted, a pharmaceutical salesman turned member of the Disaster Assistance Response Team; his colleague Piotr, who still carries with him the scars of the Bosnia conflict; Andy, a young firefighter eager to prove his worth; and Dev, a doctor on the ground racing against time and dwindling resources. Through time and place, hope and tragedy, love and lust, these four men put their lives at risk in a country where danger lurks everywhere. O. Henry Prize–winning author Viet Dinh takes us on a moving and evocative journey through an India set with smoky funeral pyres, winding rivers that hold prayers and the deceased, and the rubble of Gujarat, a crumbling place wavering between life and death. As the four men fight to impose order on an increasingly chaotic city, where looting and threats of violence become severe, they realize the first lives they save might be their own.

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Too episodic the story needed to be invested in one or two of the story lines instead of being spread so thinly across multiple narrators It almost felt like Andy and Ted s story but then everyone else became distracting and out of place It also felt a little too hero complex ish There was no perspective of those living in the disaster only those doing the rescuing which seemed like a big omission 284 Best book I ve read this year so far Full of all the best hard stuff love lust loneliness and longing Get your mitts on this book 284 There s a lot to like about this book but it just didn t hold together for me I enjoyed it most when I thought of it as a sort of documentary about aid work the people that go into it the logistical challenges they face their motivations and ethical dilemmas The project of showing disaster relief as a workplace is just cool and the world building around that was the highlight of the novel I also appreciated the way various disasters compounded and some of my favorite moments formally were when characters had flashbacks to prior disasters both in aid work and their personal life while working at the earthquake in Gujarat. After Disasters booklet But the story of one of the four main characters Piotr just felt completely separate from the other three and the last few chapters completely lost the plot for me Overall excellent detail when it felt almost non fictional and the romances were pretty memorable but the plot and like purpose f0r writing this as a novel felt underdone 284 An absorbing read that follows a set of characters all involved in aid work The writing sometimes gets a bit loose and out of control but the nuances and complexity of the book lie in the characters and the background politics thoughtful and unusual and I look forward to what Dinh does next 284 This was one of thebooks offered free to Kindle users who also have Prime A moving story set in the immediate aftermath of a fictional earthquake in India is narrated by four characters who are working in disaster relief But they are not immune to personal disaster during the week that they are there Excellent read I recommend highly 284 I read this as a Kindle First pick and it s not my usual type of read as a disclaimer here Also a disclaimer It explores male sexuality and that seemed to bother a lot of the reviewers. After Disasters bookkeeping The book explores the lives of four men who respond to the 2001 earthquake in India Their lives become intertwined That said it s of a story about how the men feel about each other and their families it s all character development with a little bit of plot The story also jumps ALL over the place in terms of time Flash back Flash forward Flash back all on the same page. Book After disasters $313b I found parts of it wildly compelling such as the descriptions of actual rescues or attempted rescues and the intricacies of politics in post disaster areas Other parts were boring and hard to follow basically all of Piotr s story One of the main characters had a much smaller part than the other three and I didn t understand why he was in the book at all I didn t relate to or care about the characters either as they were so utterly detached It s amazing how much characterization happened and yet it was not interesting. Book After disasters $313b 5 starsI m apparently on a run of sad KU reads recently I enjoyed the story but there are no happy endings here There is a lot of character development in this novel so at times it feels a bit draggy It was also not helped by the time jumps with the flash backs 284 Not a comfortable book but an excellent one Dinh focuses on four men working in disaster recovery He s giving complex answers to the question of why we serve why some people run TOWARDS trouble why folks far away can better grasp and empathize post disaster when the narrative focuses on a single named individual why relief workers burn out or stay in the career forever The style is hyper realistic if you ve ever considered the logistics of how Doctors Without Borders or international disaster teams coordinate after a tragedy Dinh s interviews and research are respectful and integral Not for the squeamish or detail adverse Demands discussion and careful consideration 284 A Kindle First selection worth selecting. Book After disasters $313b A mosaic a collection of snapshots seemingly jumbled vignettes of those committed and dedicated individuals brought together by disaster through the global community of disaster relief rapid response rescue and aid Pieced together there s a story of sorts a carefully crafted puzzle with than enough content and emotion to construct a compelling thought provoking and frequently moving novel. After Disasters pdfescape Warning and disclosures this is heavy and at times brutal and brutally graphic stuff Damage destruction devastation disappointment displacement and loss dominate the landscape So even if it s a relatively small book it s not exactly a quick or light read Also gay relationships and HIV feature prominently and well I don t know how else to say it but I wouldn t recommend the book to homophobes I wasn t sure what to make of it at first indeed I found the early passages slightly disorienting But the prose and the characters and their lives and the story grew on me Ultimately I liked the book and the title as the book progressed Moreover I m a sucker for an appropriate ending not necessarily a good or a nice or a happy ending but an appropriate ending and Dinh came through and wrapped up the package just about right 284 I often skip the free Kindle First read that is offered each month but this August offer sounded intriguing and I made a good choice Beautifully written story of aid workers in India Could have been a 5 except that it had a lot of time transitions that were not handled completely smoothly I didn t see quite enough resolution at the end and there was a twist at the end that I considered very cliched BUT definitely worth a read. Book After disasters $313b NOTE There are prominent homosexual characters here and the book is unabashed about their sex lives This could upset some people but if so it would be a shame They will miss a very well done book 284

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Beautifully and hauntingly written After Disasters is told through the eyes of four people in the wake of a life shattering earthquake in India An intricate story of love and loss weaves together the emotional and intimate narratives of Ted a pharmaceutical salesman turned member of the Disaster Assistance Response Team his colleague Piotr who still carries with him the scars of the Bosnia conflict Andy a young firefighter eager to prove his worth and Dev a doctor on the ground racing against time and dwindling resources Through time and place hope and tragedy love and lust these four men put their lives at risk in a country where danger lurks everywhere O Henry Prize winning author Viet Dinh takes us on a moving and evocative journey through an India set with smoky funeral pyres winding rivers that hold prayers and the deceased and the rubble of Gujarat a crumbling place wavering between life and death As the four men fight to impose order on an increasingly chaotic city where looting and threats of violence become severe they realize the first lives they save might be their own After Disasters.

, Book After disasters $313b I think the author bit off than he could chew It screamed I am trying to be a Serious Literary Story but it was meandering and confusing than anything else to me.I wanted to like this book but I did not 284 3