Read Amitav Ghosh's - The Calcutta Chromosome. Its an old book now, released some 10 years back. Its part sci fi, part scientific research involving a wierd malarial strain, and somewhat futuristic. The author does a loose job on the sci fi front, the novel doesnt really have much about science fiction or doesnt delineate any new/emerging technology as could have 10 years back.
The first 3/4ths of the book left me grappling for loose ends and juggling the myraid of characters who were themselved confused as to where they should have been placed in the book. But the ending few chapters are remarkable and the story unfolds into one of the most haunting tales i've read in recent times. The last page leaves ones mind deeply mired in dark thoughts and unravels hazaar mysteries of the mind of the main character Antar.
The author hints at the darkness and disturbing lifestyle the future holds for us, and I will be deeply saddened to see my future generation living Antar's life who works from home, lives in a flat and interacts with his organization through his supercomputer Ava. Overall, this is a good read, if somewhat disconnected at parts. Surely good for Halloween!
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