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Ghachar Ghochar

Vivek Shanbhag

3.85 AVERAGE

bubblerainbowtea's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective 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: Complicated

starcluster85's review against another edition

3.0

This book was on my list for many years. I was quite excited to start reading it as many friends had told me how good it was. I finished it within a week as it was quite simple reading. It was a good story with some interesting characters however I felt it finished quite abruptly. I was left wondering what happens to the women in the book, what becomes of the narrator and what about the chikappa? It left me intrigued to know more. It also left me quite sad with the reality that the book touches upon - In a life with not much , the family is close to each other but with riches come distance. There is a strong moral behind it however I did feel that it is quite a simplistic notion as life is not that linear. I however would be very interested in a sequel :)

ramyarath's review against another edition

4.75

dark funny reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

aradhana_mathews's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mafiabadgers's review against another edition

4.0

First read 05/2025

A very effective dissection of the effect sudden wealth has had on a poor family. A little too grim for me to really enjoy it, but it certainly didn't overstay its welcome. Excellent thematic and character work with evocative writing.

kituda's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

h_motionless's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Ghachar Ghochar is so easily bingeable, psychologically deconstructing how various people are affected by money. There are amazing discussions in this short novel around material possession, greed, the value of money, class-based anxiety, traditional values, and the role of women. I would have loved for this to be longer, and for some elements to be expanded upon, but perhaps the ambiguity arising from the novel’s short, concise length is what makes it so memorable.