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248 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9789382277316
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Aleph Book Company
Publication date: 11 February 2013
Description
In a one-bedroom-hall-kitchen in Mahim, Bombay, through the last decades of the twentieth century, lived four love-battered Mendeses: mother, father, son and daughter. Between Em, the mother, driven frequently to hospital after her failed suicide ...
Community Reviews Summary of 689 reviews
Moods
sad 74%
reflective 69%
dark 57%
funny 47%
challenging 24%
tense 24%
hopeful 12%
informative 5%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 3%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 36% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 42% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 2% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Dementia, SuicideModerate
Medical trauma, Chronic illness, DeathMinor
Self harm, Abortion
248 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9789382277316
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Aleph Book Company
Publication date: 11 February 2013
Description
In a one-bedroom-hall-kitchen in Mahim, Bombay, through the last decades of the twentieth century, lived four love-battered Mendeses: mother, father, son and daughter. Between Em, the mother, driven frequently to hospital after her failed suicide ...
Community Reviews Summary of 689 reviews
Moods
sad 74%
reflective 69%
dark 57%
funny 47%
challenging 24%
tense 24%
hopeful 12%
informative 5%
inspiring 5%
lighthearted 3%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 12%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 84% | A mix: 13% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 52% | Yes: 36% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 48% | It's complicated: 42% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | No: 27% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 12%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 2% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Dementia, SuicideModerate
Medical trauma, Chronic illness, DeathMinor
Self harm, Abortion