The Most Precious Substance on Earth by Shashi Bhat

The Most Precious Substance on Earth

Shashi Bhat

272 pages first pub 2021 (view editions)

fiction contemporary literary funny reflective medium-paced
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From the ’90s to today, this darkly funny, reflective novel traces one sharp-eyed woman’s lifelong negotiation with the silences she was taught to keep.
For readers who carry unsaid things.

Description

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

3.65
based on 576 reviews

Moods

reflective: 80%

emotional: 63%

dark: 47%

funny: 37%

sad: 35%

challenging: 19%

hopeful: 11%

tense: 10%

lighthearted: 4%

inspiring: 3%

adventurous: 2%

mysterious: 1%


Pace

10% of readers chose fast
60% of readers chose medium
28% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

9% of readers chose A mix
90% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

40% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
19% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

41% of readers chose Yes
43% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

89% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

77% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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