Em and the Big Hoom is a joyous read that leaves you chuckling and sad, at once -- The Asian Age A small and beautiful book . . . Pinto's writing has startling sweetness -- Asian Review of Books Deeply engrossing, finely-tuned, and told with a moving and luminous clarity, this is a splendid and memorable debut * The Hindu * Pinto's narrative is both brutal and beautiful * Business Standard Book Review * A profoundly moving book: I cannot remember when I last read something as touching as this -- Amitav Ghosh Powerful . . . flashes of telling detail * Sunday Times * I can't remember the last time I wanted to read a book so much . . . Genius * Guardian * A rare, brilliant book, one that is wonderfully different from any other that I have read coming out of India -- Kiran Desai