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1535 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781780227894
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
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 2,107 reviews
Moods
reflective 56%
informative 45%
funny 38%
challenging 37%
hopeful 37%
sad 27%
adventurous 20%
inspiring 16%
tense 15%
lighthearted 13%
relaxing 13%
dark 9%
mysterious 2%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 43% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 2% | 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: 21%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Xenophobia, DeathModerate
Sexual assault, Colonisation, ClassismMinor
Suicide, Abortion, Incest
1535 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781780227894
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
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 2,107 reviews
Moods
reflective 56%
informative 45%
funny 38%
challenging 37%
hopeful 37%
sad 27%
adventurous 20%
inspiring 16%
tense 15%
lighthearted 13%
relaxing 13%
dark 9%
mysterious 2%
Pace
medium 25%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 48% | A mix: 43% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 2% | 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: 21%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Violence, Xenophobia, DeathModerate
Sexual assault, Colonisation, ClassismMinor
Suicide, Abortion, Incest