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304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781616209902
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Publication date: 07 September 2021
Description
Kiese Laymon called Shruti Swamy’s debut book of stories, A House Is a Body, “one of the greatest short story collections of the 2020s.” Now, Swamy brings us an accomplished and immersive coming-of-age novel set in the Bombay of the 1960s and 1970...
Community Reviews Summary of 79 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
challenging 50%
sad 30%
dark 19%
hopeful 15%
mysterious 11%
adventurous 7%
inspiring 7%
tense 3%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | Plot: 8% | A mix: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 45% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 30% | No: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 61% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 19%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Misogyny, Mental illness
304 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781616209902
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Publication date: 07 September 2021
Description
Kiese Laymon called Shruti Swamy’s debut book of stories, A House Is a Body, “one of the greatest short story collections of the 2020s.” Now, Swamy brings us an accomplished and immersive coming-of-age novel set in the Bombay of the 1960s and 1970...
Community Reviews Summary of 79 reviews
Moods
emotional 65%
challenging 50%
sad 30%
dark 19%
hopeful 15%
mysterious 11%
adventurous 7%
inspiring 7%
tense 3%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | Plot: 8% | A mix: 4%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 45% | No: 4%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 55% | Yes: 30% | No: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 61% | No: 19% | It's complicated: 19%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Misogyny, Mental illness