By the end of the book we get confirmation that the four children were each three years apart. Based on Saroo's memories it seemed like he was "about five" for a couple of years. In the early chapters I felt like the ages didn't add up. ![]() With just these cursory level comparisons it is easy to see that there are several opportunities to cause strain on a marital relationship between a Hindu and a Muslim. Hindus only marry one person but a Muslim man is opposed to celibacy. A Muslim believes that everyone is responsible for their own actions once they reach adolescence they must chose right from wrong. Hindu's believe in reincarnation for all and Muslim's believe in loving and serving all of god's creation. A Hindu woman might want a representation of god in her home whereas a Muslim man would not have any human-like representations of a god. Yet, Saroo's biological father left his mother and their four children in abject poverty. Interestingly, one of the five pillars of the Muslim faith is charity to the poor. 23) and apparently that caused a strain but the book does not explain why different religions might be a problem. Saroo tells us that his father was Muslim and his mother Hindu (p. Traditional - an in-depth look at traditional lives in some places and conditions that may be unfamiliar but not off the center mark Bonus points for the people who seek to support orphans. I truly believe all of the central people in this story were always doing their best at any given moment, even if their best may not live up to our modern day American standards. Morality - one might think that a woman leaving two children under the age of five home alone for hours or days was immoral but it must be viewed in the context of the time and culture. Suspense - I was intrigued enough to want to find out how it would all turn out but not driven enough to spend any time more than it was convenient to find out ![]() Gruesome - including a description of a photo of someone who'd been hit by a train, a child living on the streets is bound to see some gruesome stuff, and a three year old's experience getting circumcised (p. In the end the author states that he has never been religious and does not ascribe anything that happened to him to a religion but does state a belief in destiny Religion - most religious details are presented as a part of a culture. Sex - there are references to sexual abuse being suffered by children, though no details ![]() On a scale of 1 - 5 (5 being a lot of examples/instances): I read the large print version of the book. Sadly though, in our world of people doing outrageous things to get their fifteen minutes of fame amid fake news, I remain skeptical about this enjoyable story. It is written and billed as a memoir and is a very nice, easy read. When I first heard the premise of this book I was captivated - a boy gets lost as a child and uses Google Earth as an adult to find his way home. Click " here " to open new page link to Amazon.
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