The book reveals the conflict inside the party....the hardliners and the ones who want to bring reform, the different ideologies of different fractions and the tension between the different divisions. There are many surprises in this book.....some of the Maoists believe in the caste system; for others women are just a commodity to be used. Everything about the book feels real.....the kidnappings, the execution, the bloodshed and violence. The book shows how ordinary crops are burned down to grow opium and opium revenue fuels the Maoist movement.