Pyre by Perumal Murugan

Pyre

Perumal Murugan with Aniruddhan Vasudevan (Translator)

224 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
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Saroja and Kumaresan are young and in love. After meeting in a small southern Indian town, where Kumaresan works at a soda bottling shop, they quickly marry before returning to Kumaresan’s family village to build a new life together. But they are ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 295 reviews

Moods

dark 81%
sad 68%
tense 68%
emotional 54%
reflective 32%
challenging 26%
informative 9%
adventurous 4%
mysterious 3%
hopeful 2%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 27%
slow 22%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 40% | A mix: 31% | Plot: 27%

Strong character development?

No: 56% | It's complicated: 24% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 45% | Yes: 29% | No: 22% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 63% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 33% | No: 27%

Average rating

3.88

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