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1474 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060925000
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Vikram Seth's novel is, at its core, a love story: Lata and her mother, Mrs. Rupa Mehra, are both trying to find—through love or through exacting maternal appraisal—a suitable boy for Lata to marry. Set in the early 1950s, in an India newly indepe...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,098 reviews
Moods
reflective 56%
informative 44%
challenging 38%
funny 38%
hopeful 38%
sad 26%
adventurous 21%
inspiring 16%
tense 15%
lighthearted 13%
relaxing 12%
dark 9%
mysterious 2%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 44% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 3% | 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: 22%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Islamophobia, Religious bigotryModerate
Sexual assault, Colonisation, ClassismMinor
Suicide, Abortion, Incest
1474 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060925000
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Vikram Seth's novel is, at its core, a love story: Lata and her mother, Mrs. Rupa Mehra, are both trying to find—through love or through exacting maternal appraisal—a suitable boy for Lata to marry. Set in the early 1950s, in an India newly indepe...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,098 reviews
Moods
reflective 56%
informative 44%
challenging 38%
funny 38%
hopeful 38%
sad 26%
adventurous 21%
inspiring 16%
tense 15%
lighthearted 13%
relaxing 12%
dark 9%
mysterious 2%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 44% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 3% | 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: 22%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Islamophobia, Religious bigotryModerate
Sexual assault, Colonisation, ClassismMinor
Suicide, Abortion, Incest