In many ways the story was what I had expected and one that I had heard many times before. But the book also brought back images of events I never thought had really registered in my mind; it evoked feelings that I hadn't realized I could feel about the massacre.
The first bit was a recap into the history or Nepal- an explaination of the culture, significance of people, places and days in as a simple way as possible. It was interesting to see this from the outside- from someone who hadn't been immersed in the culture that it became a part of life. Though there were a few things that I wasn't quite sure if it was fully accurate or not... But I won't get to nitty gritty on those details. And I must admit, I still don't understand the history of the Ranas, Shahs and PMs and will be waiting for the day it gets turned into a tv series or movie of some sort!
What really intrigued me, however, were the interviews with people who's names I'd heard through conversations during family gatherings and in the media. And images from events from back then started popping up in my mind as I was reading. But I think the most vivid memories that were evoked were of funeral procession of the King and Queen and the broadcast of a single tune on nearly every media channel.
While this book isn't one of, what I would call, my favourites, it surely is one that has made quite an impression on me. And I that has more to do with how it has conjured up images and feelings that I had forgotten as well as made me feel and think about the royal family, massacre and their effects on the general public in Nepal.
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