I'm not a critic myself, but, normally when I read books (and I tend to devour them since it's a favourite activity), I normally always end the book with at least one character that remains in my mind. I didn't have that experience with Samrat Upadhyay's characters in his "Arresting God in Kathmandu". The book was good in that it spoke of an aspect of Nepali society that I believe was taboo until very recently but, none of the characters that he created actually stood out for me - again, compared to other novels. Like I said earlier, I like the imagery that he creates of the little streets and alleys of Kathmandu and his descpritions of life in everyday Nepal and not an exaggeration like many other writeres who creates scenes and characters from South Asian communities ..that's just my personal feeling which I'm sure is inconsequential to the accolades and talent of Mr. Upadhyay as a writer.