870 reviews for:

Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

Shankari Chandran

4.23 AVERAGE

jananidevaraja's review against another edition

4.75

challenging emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

var's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

slcbrons's review against another edition

3.0

emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

dadndave's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This book manages to stir all emotions. The author was able to make me feel soft and content at one point and then enraged and terrified by the dystopian possibilities of my own society was powerful. A delightful story which morphed into The Daily Telegraph and shock jock horror. 

nicole_k's review against another edition

4.75

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Hate crime, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical content, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse

emilyd_91's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

gabby___'s review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Read in audiobook format, which was powerful and helpful for pronunciation of particular words. Disappointed in audible’s book details/description which does not indicate this book covers the topic of the Sri Lankan civil war. As well as additional content warnings.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Police brutality, Murder, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape

shan006's review against another edition

5.0

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Stunning

clairetea__'s review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gemlearnstoread's review against another edition

2.5

emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes