Reviews of Bollywood Extras: A Novel From Mumbai
by Dr D. Bruno Starrs
"Bollywood Extras" is like "Lolita" meets "The Day of the Locust", but set in contemporary India (not America) and staged against a backdrop of rabid religious terrorism. Written with the uniquely black comedic, literary flair Dr Starrs is renown for, this, his 3rd novel, boldly captures the feel of Mumbai and the small-time players in its big-time film industry, with style, humor and originality.
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Reviews of Bollywood Extras: A Novel From Mumbai by Dr D. Bruno Starrs
JustineMarr
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on Jan. 28, 2014
An excellent novel about contemporary India
(reviewed 13 days after purchase)
smudge kitten
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on March 15, 2013
Quite good. Recommended reading.
(reviewed 2 days after purchase)
Alexis Mozambique
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on March 6, 2013
I was very impressed with the writing in this e-book. Top notch!
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Angela Cartwright-Jones
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on March 5, 2013
The Day of the Locust thing might be a bit of a gimmick but this is a great novel in its own right!
(reviewed 2 days after purchase)
Vesna Khan
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on Feb. 20, 2013
A quality novel. Important fiction with more than a kernel of truth...
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Serge MacKenzie
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on Feb. 18, 2013
This is an excellent work of post-modern literature, referencing that great little 1939 novella by Nathanael West: "Day of the Locust". And just as "Locust" does so searingly with Hollywood, "Bollywood Extras" tears down the glamor and glitz of India's Bollywood and reveals the sordid underbelly of that most shallow of industries. Virtually all the major West parallels are there in Starrs' work: Pyle = Hackett, Chandy = Faye, Ishmail = Abe (although not a midget), Dickey = Estee, Mitra = Greener and, for want of a closer parallel, Sala = Homer. There's even the cockfight, and of course, the movie premiere's finale. But more than "Locust", Starrs adds to the dystopic feel of Hollywood/Bollywood by bringingto the fore the shallow, mindless repugnance of religious fundamentalism, setting his story against the bloody backdrop of the 2008 terrorist attacks on Mumbai. Bravo, Dr. Starrs! Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!
(reviewed 2 days after purchase)
Meli Gupta
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on Feb. 17, 2013
Serious themes treated with humor and style. Not many authors are so brave and talented.
(reviewed 13 days after purchase)
Estelle Gibson
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on Feb. 7, 2013
Simplyy awesome.
(reviewed 2 days after purchase)
Giorgio Raneri
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on Feb. 7, 2013
Impressive!
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Richie Richardson
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on Feb. 4, 2013
This novel is a 21st Century literary classic. It illustrates yet another example of how Islamic fundamentalism (fuelled by hate, misogynistic jealousy and, yes! it's true! ampehatamines and the other illicit drugs the Taliban , Al Qaeda and other Arab war-lords fund their illegal, poisonous attacks with) poses the greatest threat to the US there is today. Every American citizen should read this novel. Five stars! Or should I say five Starrs?
(reviewed 18 days after purchase)