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294 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593535974
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 13 June 2023
Description
An unforgettably rich and vivid historical novel set in eighteenth-century India, London, and Paris, about a young man’s dream of leaving a mark on the worldAbbas is just seventeen years old when he leaves his family to serve in the court of Tipu ...
Community Reviews Summary of 518 reviews
Moods
reflective 43%
emotional 39%
informative 27%
hopeful 22%
funny 16%
sad 13%
inspiring 11%
mysterious 11%
dark 9%
challenging 8%
lighthearted 6%
tense 6%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 18%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Character: 23% | Plot: 23%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 1% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 52% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Violence, ColonisationModerate
Suicide attempt, Classism, AlcoholismMinor
Alcohol, Racism, Suicide
294 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780593535974
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Publication date: 13 June 2023
Description
An unforgettably rich and vivid historical novel set in eighteenth-century India, London, and Paris, about a young man’s dream of leaving a mark on the worldAbbas is just seventeen years old when he leaves his family to serve in the court of Tipu ...
Community Reviews Summary of 518 reviews
Moods
reflective 43%
emotional 39%
informative 27%
hopeful 22%
funny 16%
sad 13%
inspiring 11%
mysterious 11%
dark 9%
challenging 8%
lighthearted 6%
tense 6%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 18%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 52% | Character: 23% | Plot: 23%Strong character development?
Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 9%Loveable characters?
Yes: 74% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 96% | It's complicated: 1% | No: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 52% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
War, Violence, ColonisationModerate
Suicide attempt, Classism, AlcoholismMinor
Alcohol, Racism, Suicide