A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam

A Golden Age

Bangla Desh #1

Tahmima Anam

326 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction historical emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

As young widow Rehana Haque awakes one March morning, she might be forgiven for feeling happy. Her children are almost grown, the city is buzzing with excitement after recent elections. Change is in the air. But no one can foresee what will happen...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 492 reviews

Moods

emotional 67%
sad 54%
informative 45%
tense 39%
dark 37%
reflective 35%
challenging 33%
inspiring 32%
adventurous 24%
hopeful 22%
mysterious 3%

Pace

medium 65%
slow 23%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 53% | Character: 31% | Plot: 14%

Strong character development?

Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 68% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 8%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 74% | No: 16% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 39% | No: 30% | It's complicated: 23% | N/A: 6%

Average rating

3.81

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...