Pyre by Perumal Murugan

Pyre

Perumal Murugan with Aniruddhan Vasudevan (Translator)

224 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional tense medium-paced

Description

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 214 reviews

Moods

dark 80%
tense 72%
sad 66%
emotional 52%
reflective 35%
challenging 26%
informative 9%
adventurous 6%
mysterious 4%
hopeful 3%

Pace

medium 46%
slow 26%
fast 26%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 37% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 30%

Strong character development?

No: 53% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 33% | No: 20% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

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

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 37% | Yes: 35% | No: 26%

Average rating

3.92

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