Reviews - Heart Lamp: Selected Stories

436 reviews for:

Heart Lamp: Selected Stories

Banu Mushtaq

3.75 AVERAGE

katydidinoz's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark emotional sad 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

blueglowinglight31's review against another edition

3.75

emotional informative reflective sad tense

beclupton's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

psptatelier's review against another edition

4.0

emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

purulio's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

suzina's review against another edition

3.0

3.5, in my opinion. I kept thinking about the work of translation done, and I definitely understand the award and recognition. but beyond that, for me, born and raised far away from the Indian Muslin community and tradition, it was like opening a window to a new view. It is quite uncomfortable sometimes, not because it is not good, but because it gives light to women journeys as if you were able to get inside their houses, see their pain, their lack of existence. and even though I could relate to a lot of the stories, there were so many details beyond my knowledge that I had to search to understand. I would say it gives more an anthropological experience than a literary one.