When I Hit You: Or, A Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife by Meena Kandasamy

When I Hit You: Or, A Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife

Meena Kandasamy

249 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced
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Caught in the hook of love, a young woman marries a dashing university professor. She moves to a rain-washed coastal town to be with him, but behind closed doors she discovers that her perfect husband is a perfect monster. As he sets about batteri...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,361 reviews

Moods

dark 84%
emotional 74%
challenging 66%
sad 57%
tense 45%
reflective 44%
hopeful 14%
inspiring 14%
informative 11%
funny 5%

Pace

medium 61%
fast 26%
slow 12%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 75% | A mix: 19% | N/A: 2% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 27% | N/A: 4% | No: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 61% | Yes: 16% | No: 13% | N/A: 8%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 45% | No: 24% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 13%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 12% | N/A: 10%

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