Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy

3 reviews

m4rtt4's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

interesting yet very confusing — there were so many characters that I feel like I missed half of the story. The other half I did like, in all its sadness it was also full of beauty and hope.

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kshertz's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

This author’s last book was hard for me to read and this one is too. They are so loved though so it must be something I’m missing. I lost the thread of the narrative often and I couldn’t really tell you what the books about beyond extremism and India. And maybe trans rights?

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waybeyondblue's review against another edition

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adventurous tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75


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