A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth

A Suitable Boy

A Suitable Boy #01

Vikram Seth

1536 pages • first pub 1993 (editions) user-added

fiction classics historical romance challenging emotional informative slow-paced
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Vikram Seth's novel is, at its core, a love story: the tale of Lata's - and her mother’s - attempts to find a suitable boy for Lata, through love or through exacting maternal appraisal. Set in the early 1950s in an India newly independent and stru...

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Community Reviews Summary of 2,111 reviews

Moods

emotional 72%
reflective 56%
informative 45%
funny 38%
challenging 37%
hopeful 37%
sad 27%
adventurous 20%
inspiring 16%
tense 15%
lighthearted 13%
relaxing 13%
dark 9%
mysterious 2%

Pace

slow 69%
medium 25%
fast 4%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 48% | A mix: 43% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 88% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 21%

Average rating

4.12

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