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352 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9788184000207
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Random House India
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From the internationally best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author, a superbly crafted new work of fiction: eight stories—longer and more emotionally complex than any she has yet written—that take us from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thail...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,369 reviews
Moods
reflective 83%
sad 56%
inspiring 16%
hopeful 15%
dark 13%
challenging 12%
tense 9%
adventurous 5%
relaxing 5%
funny 4%
informative 4%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 6% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 8% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
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Death of parent, Alcoholism, GriefModerate
Cancer, Death, InfidelityMinor
Miscarriage, War, Drug use
352 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9788184000207
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Random House India
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From the internationally best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author, a superbly crafted new work of fiction: eight stories—longer and more emotionally complex than any she has yet written—that take us from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thail...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,369 reviews
Moods
reflective 83%
sad 56%
inspiring 16%
hopeful 15%
dark 13%
challenging 12%
tense 9%
adventurous 5%
relaxing 5%
funny 4%
informative 4%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 6% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 8% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Alcoholism, GriefModerate
Cancer, Death, InfidelityMinor
Miscarriage, War, Drug use