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333 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Random House India
Publication date: 01 April 2008
Description
From the internationally best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author, a superbly crafted new work of fiction: eight stories—longer and more emotionally complex than any she has yet written—that take us from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thai...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,420 reviews
Moods
reflective 83%
sad 56%
hopeful 16%
inspiring 16%
dark 13%
challenging 12%
tense 8%
adventurous 5%
relaxing 5%
funny 4%
informative 4%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 6% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 8% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
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Death of parent, Alcoholism, GriefModerate
Death, Cancer, InfidelityMinor
Miscarriage, War, Sexual content333 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Random House India
Publication date: 01 April 2008
Description
From the internationally best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author, a superbly crafted new work of fiction: eight stories—longer and more emotionally complex than any she has yet written—that take us from Cambridge and Seattle to India and Thai...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,420 reviews
Moods
reflective 83%
sad 56%
hopeful 16%
inspiring 16%
dark 13%
challenging 12%
tense 8%
adventurous 5%
relaxing 5%
funny 4%
informative 4%
lighthearted 4%
mysterious 2%
Pace
slow 25%
fast 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | A mix: 26% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 6% | N/A: 5%Loveable characters?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 40% | No: 6% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 80% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 64% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 8% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death of parent, Alcoholism, GriefModerate
Death, Cancer, InfidelityMinor
Miscarriage, War, Sexual content