{"id":1139,"date":"2016-02-06T21:14:52","date_gmt":"2016-02-06T15:44:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fableandi.com\/?p=1139"},"modified":"2020-04-04T21:39:44","modified_gmt":"2020-04-04T16:09:44","slug":"book-review-em-and-the-big-hoom-by-jerry-pinto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebooksatchel.com\/book-review-em-and-the-big-hoom-by-jerry-pinto\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Em and the Big Hoom by Jerry Pinto"},"content":{"rendered":"
Em and the Big Hoom <\/em> is the story of Em noted down by her son through fragments of her memories.It talks of the trauma of growing up in a household with a mother who has bipolar disorder and how the narrator comes to terms with it. This was a Christmas gift from two dear friends from college, Elna and Ullas. Very happy to add this one to my book collection for it has an absolutely gorgeous cover in addition to a brilliant narrative. Thank you again!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The mysterious title and the beautiful cover makes this one an eye catching book. I spent a lot of time admiring the indigo stained edges of the pages and the small illustrations with myriad black lines on the cover. And there are tiny illustrations (more like doodles) inside too that accurately depict how muddled up Em’s mind is. The narrator\u2019s mother, Em (Imelda) and father, the Big Hoom (called so because of the \u2018Hoom\u2019 sound he makes while talking) are the main characters.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n