Reviews

Western Lane by Chetna Maroo

julieodette's review against another edition

reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

hiccyup's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

hagocpanna's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

fescape's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.5

whatever_andra's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

3.0

annemariewhelehan's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

Nicely written but never really grabbed me. It’s a coming of age story set around squash courts. 

slui02's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

archaealice's review against another edition

2.5

I feel so conflicted with this one because on one hand the writing is stunning but on the other I don’t give a flying fuck about squash apart from it being a vegetable 

jermangirl's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

booksthatfeellike's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I took a long time to get into and through this little one, but when I finally sat down to read the last half I was completely enraptured. It captures the feeling of a long blue night of summer with your sisters, knock-kneed on an empty court, waiting for something.