Pyre by Perumal Murugan

Pyre

Perumal Murugan with Aniruddhan Vasudevan (Translator)

201 pages • first pub 2013 (editions) user-added

fiction literary dark emotional tense medium-paced
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Description

Saroja and Kumaresan are young, in love and in danger. They meet in a small southern Indian town, where Kumaresan works in a soda bottling shop, and quickly marry before returning to Kumaresan’s family village. But they are harbouring a dangerous ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 304 reviews

Moods

dark 80%
sad 69%
tense 68%
emotional 56%
reflective 32%
challenging 28%
informative 8%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 3%
mysterious 3%

Pace

medium 51%
fast 27%
slow 20%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 43% | A mix: 29% | Plot: 27%

Strong character development?

No: 55% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 44% | Yes: 29% | No: 22% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 63% | No: 23% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 39% | Yes: 32% | No: 26% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.88

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