Brother by David Chariandy

Brother

David Chariandy with Joseph Pierre (Narrator)

4 hours, 11 minutes first pub 2017 (view editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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For readers who crave elegiac literary fiction centered on brotherhood and the ache of lives interrupted too soon. Ideal if you prefer lyrical, emotionally raw prose that moves between reflective quiet and sudden intensity, with intimate domestic spaces, immigrant longing, and grief-soaked memory as the primary landscape.

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"A brilliant, powerful elegy from a living brother to a lost one, yet pulsing with rhythm, and beating with life." --Marlon James"Highly recommend Brother by David Chariandy--concise and intense, elegiac short novel of devastation and hope." --Joy...

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Community Reviews

4.03
based on 2,404 reviews

Moods

emotional: 87%

sad: 76%

reflective: 67%

dark: 31%

challenging: 28%

tense: 27%

hopeful: 12%

informative: 6%

adventurous: 3%

inspiring: 3%

mysterious: 2%


Pace

21% of readers chose fast
55% of readers chose medium
23% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

7% of readers chose Plot
29% of readers chose A mix
62% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

49% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

67% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
8% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

92% of readers chose Yes
1% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

62% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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