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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Be a Woman Once, Oh Lord!
challenging
emotional
inspiring
reflective
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:
Complicated
Stepping into short story world after quite a while and this was wonderful. The protagonists are instantly compelling, the stories wind down paths unexpected, and the translation captures a certain specificity in the idiom perfectly.
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
The stories in this book are all too common in India. I remember something on the lines of the author saying how she wants to tell stories the way people share in the villages outside their aangans (courtyard) and well this is exactly that. It is difficult to read, the crying the hitting the submission but somewhere in the midst of it all it showcases the lives of women who may never get to tell their own stories out loud into the world and for that i absolutely love this book
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
That last story ... thunderous effect.