The Most Precious Substance on Earth by Shashi Bhat

The Most Precious Substance on Earth

Shashi Bhat

273 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

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Journey Prize winner Shashi Bhat’s "powerful, surprising and terrifying" (Rufi Thorpe) story about a high school student's traumatic experience and how it irrevocably alters her life, for fans of 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl, Girlhood, and Pen...

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Community Reviews Summary of 337 reviews

Moods

reflective 78%
emotional 68%
dark 46%
funny 40%
sad 34%
challenging 19%
hopeful 11%
tense 7%
lighthearted 4%
adventurous 3%
inspiring 3%
mysterious 1%

Pace

medium 58%
slow 33%
fast 8%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 93% | A mix: 6%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 42% | Yes: 41% | No: 16%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 45% | It's complicated: 42% | No: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 87% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 7%

Average rating

3.64

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