A Story of a Brief Marriage by Anuk Arudpragasam

A Story of a Brief Marriage

Anuk Arudpragasam

208 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction historical emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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Dinesh is a young man trapped on the frontlines between the Sri Lankan army and the Tamil Tigers. Desensitized to the horror all around him, life has been pared back to the essentials: eat, sleep, survive. All this changes when he is approached on...

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Community Reviews Summary of 422 reviews

Moods

sad 75%
dark 65%
emotional 63%
reflective 51%
tense 43%
challenging 32%
informative 6%
hopeful 1%
mysterious 1%

Pace

slow 75%
medium 21%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 80% | A mix: 15% | Plot: 2% | N/A: 2%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 40% | Yes: 29% | No: 22% | N/A: 6%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 30% | No: 26% | N/A: 4%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 45% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 10%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 41% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 9%

Average rating

3.79

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