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444 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781524733155
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Publication date: Not specified
Description
How to tell a shattered story?By slowly becoming everybody.No?By slowly becoming everything.The Ministry of Utmost Happiness takes us on a journey of many years – the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the bu...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,937 reviews
Moods
challenging 63%
dark 52%
reflective 52%
sad 45%
informative 40%
tense 29%
hopeful 28%
adventurous 16%
inspiring 16%
funny 14%
mysterious 13%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 51% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 8% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 19% | N/A: 3%Average rating
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Graphic
Transphobia, Religious bigotry, TortureModerate
War, Death, IslamophobiaMinor
Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcoholism444 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781524733155
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Publication date: Not specified
Description
How to tell a shattered story?By slowly becoming everybody.No?By slowly becoming everything.The Ministry of Utmost Happiness takes us on a journey of many years – the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the bu...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,937 reviews
Moods
challenging 63%
dark 52%
reflective 52%
sad 45%
informative 40%
tense 29%
hopeful 28%
adventurous 16%
inspiring 16%
funny 14%
mysterious 13%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 34%
fast 1%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 51% | A mix: 38% | Plot: 8% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 9% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 7%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 97% | It's complicated: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 19% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Transphobia, Religious bigotry, TortureModerate
War, Death, IslamophobiaMinor
Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Alcoholism