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1474 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780060786526
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: 04 October 2005
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 ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,101 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: 9780060786526
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Publication date: 04 October 2005
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 ...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,101 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