A good read and a great compilation of lives form various background. The storytelling style sounded too similar across all stories though which made it not so interesting to read at times. But overall an insightful and well researched effort.

Review: Nine Lives

I picked up Nine Lives yesterday afternoon, planning to read one story from the nine in there. I had finished the book a few hours later! That itself ought to speak volumes about the writing. I may ... Read full review

Review: Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India

Aiming at less of a travel journal than a series of miniatures reminiscent of Chaucer, only treated more prosaically and respectfully, Dalrymple allows each pilgrim to tell his or her own story. And ... Read full review

Review: Nine Lives

As a travelogue , or an anthropological read, either way its a good read. the open mindedness with which each story is approached is really awesome; it would have been so simple to have been ... Read full review

Review: Nine Lives

I had heard of William Dalrymple, but had never managed to get hold of it. For some reason, my library's online search never yielded any results. One day, at the library, I managed to browse through ... Read full review

Review: Nine Lives

Picked up this book before my second trip to India. It contains nine well-researched sketches of figures of the diverse religious traditions in South Asia (mostly India, but parts of tales take place ... Read full review

Review: Nine Lives

Picked up this book before my second trip to India. It contains nine well-researched sketches of figures of the diverse religious traditions in South Asia (mostly India, but parts of tales take place ... Read full review

Review: Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India

Thoreau writes, “Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?” I would add: could there be a better way to gain insight into the lives of religious ... Read full review

Review: Nine Lives

This book is both inspiring and tragic. The nine spiritual seekers whose lives are described put everything on the line, and bet it all. No hedging, no going back, do or die. But they are in vehicles ... Read full review

Review: Nine Lives

Non-fiction. Well written. It is not the sort of book that you pick up for a pleasant read. It is tough to read about the lives of poor people living in India. The author interviews nine different ... Read full review