Reviews

Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan

sarahlw's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

renwah's review

5.0

I usually avoid "super sad" books, but I was recommended this book and I'm so glad I picked it up. I think this author has a special talent for making you care about every single character (especially through the main character here) and I really enjoyed the pacing, spending a long time in "normality", relatively, before Sashi navigates the political upheaval of the 1980s as a young adult, which turns everything you've been immersed in on its head after you've grown to care for it. Even though I ended up picking up this book across multiple months after letting the loan lapse, I had very little trouble keeping track of the characters because I cared for all of them. Really good audiobook reader as well! 

bookmarkonthewall's review

challenging emotional informative sad tense 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? No

5.0

krobinson9292's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

chekareadswhat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

jordyn_lightyear's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

goggleknits's review

adventurous emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

4.25

mothling's review against another edition

4.25

 this was really excellent - it's unfortunate i had to kind of rush reading the second half of it (due to expiring library loan rip) but man,,, it was still really powerful. 

martinat's review

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

sportula's review

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0