Family Life by Akhil Sharma

Family Life

Akhil Sharma

240 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
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We meet the Mishra family in Delhi in 1978, where eight-year-old Ajay and his older brother Birju play cricket in the streets, waiting for the day when their plane tickets will arrive and they and their mother can fly across the world and join the...

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Community Reviews Summary of 633 reviews

Moods

sad 81%
emotional 77%
reflective 63%
challenging 36%
dark 31%
funny 18%
tense 18%
informative 4%

Pace

medium 55%
slow 38%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 61% | A mix: 27% | Plot: 11%

Strong character development?

Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 13%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 33% | No: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 73% | No: 26%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 87% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 6%

Average rating

3.52

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