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224 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage International
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In a narrative that moves with dreamlike swiftness from India to England to Africa, Nobel Laureate V. S. Naipaul has produced his finest novel to date, a bleakly resonant study of the fraudulent bargains that make up an identity.The son of a Brahm...
Community Reviews Summary of 208 reviews
Moods
dark 37%
informative 37%
mysterious 25%
sad 25%
adventurous 12%
funny 12%
lighthearted 12%
tense 12%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 22%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Infidelity, ColonisationModerate
Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violenceMinor
Rape, Addiction, Alcoholism
224 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage International
Publication date: Not specified
Description
In a narrative that moves with dreamlike swiftness from India to England to Africa, Nobel Laureate V. S. Naipaul has produced his finest novel to date, a bleakly resonant study of the fraudulent bargains that make up an identity.The son of a Brahm...
Community Reviews Summary of 208 reviews
Moods
dark 37%
informative 37%
mysterious 25%
sad 25%
adventurous 12%
funny 12%
lighthearted 12%
tense 12%
Pace
medium 41%
fast 16%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 90% | Plot: 9%Strong character development?
No: 58% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 8%Loveable characters?
No: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 22%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 90% | It's complicated: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual content, Infidelity, ColonisationModerate
Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violenceMinor
Rape, Addiction, Alcoholism