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320 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780312320874
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Publication date: 01 June 2004
Description
Meet Akhila: forty-five and single, an income-tax clerk, and a woman who has never been allowed to live her own life - always the daughter, the sister, the aunt, the provider - until the day she gets herself a one-way ticket to the seaside town of...
Community Reviews Summary of 288 reviews
Moods
emotional 76%
sad 58%
inspiring 47%
hopeful 41%
informative 35%
tense 29%
challenging 17%
dark 11%
mysterious 11%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 5%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 92% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexism, Misogyny, RapeModerate
Child abuse, Death, InfidelityMinor
Incest, Confinement, Pedophilia
320 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780312320874
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Publication date: 01 June 2004
Description
Meet Akhila: forty-five and single, an income-tax clerk, and a woman who has never been allowed to live her own life - always the daughter, the sister, the aunt, the provider - until the day she gets herself a one-way ticket to the seaside town of...
Community Reviews Summary of 288 reviews
Moods
emotional 76%
sad 58%
inspiring 47%
hopeful 41%
informative 35%
tense 29%
challenging 17%
dark 11%
mysterious 11%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
lighthearted 5%
relaxing 5%
Pace
slow 41%
fast 11%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 6%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 92% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 15%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexism, Misogyny, RapeModerate
Child abuse, Death, InfidelityMinor
Incest, Confinement, Pedophilia