After reading 2/3 of the book, I tried to explain what it was about. It seemed to be about several different characters, but I couldn’t make out a theme among their stories. There was a ton of foreshadowing, so I figures that each story would end up in the same place at the same time, creating a climactic event that would solve all their problems. It didn’t happen. A few problems were solved, but the central problem, the “Who am I?” essay, was left hanging. I would have preferred to have at least one person (ideally, Kalpana) answer that question.