Beauty Is a Wound by Eka Kurniawan

Beauty Is a Wound

Eka Kurniawan with Annie Tucker (Translator)

470 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism dark mysterious medium-paced
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Beauty Is a Wound astonishes from its opening line: One afternoon on a weekend in May, Dewi Ayu rose from her grave after being dead for twenty-one years.... Drawing on local sources--folk tales and the all-night shadow puppet plays, with their ba...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,211 reviews

Moods

dark 83%
mysterious 44%
challenging 36%
sad 36%
adventurous 33%
tense 28%
emotional 24%
funny 23%
reflective 19%
informative 5%
lighthearted 3%
inspiring 2%

Pace

medium 48%
slow 40%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 44% | Character: 35% | Plot: 19%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 37% | No: 34% | Yes: 25% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

No: 45% | It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 9% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 10% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.85

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