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603 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400030651
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 30 November 2001
Description
With a compassionate realism and narrative sweep that recall the work of Charles Dickens, this magnificent novel captures all the cruelty and corruption, dignity and heroism, of India. The time is 1975. The place is an unnamed city by the sea. The...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,690 reviews
Moods
emotional 81%
dark 57%
reflective 50%
challenging 45%
informative 23%
tense 22%
adventurous 11%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 11%
funny 10%
Pace
medium 47%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 21% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Violence, Medical traumaModerate
Animal death, Police brutality, GriefMinor
Domestic abuse, Rape, Excrement
603 pages • first pub 1995 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400030651
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 30 November 2001
Description
With a compassionate realism and narrative sweep that recall the work of Charles Dickens, this magnificent novel captures all the cruelty and corruption, dignity and heroism, of India. The time is 1975. The place is an unnamed city by the sea. The...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,690 reviews
Moods
emotional 81%
dark 57%
reflective 50%
challenging 45%
informative 23%
tense 22%
adventurous 11%
hopeful 11%
inspiring 11%
funny 10%
Pace
medium 47%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 52% | A mix: 39% | Plot: 7%Strong character development?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 3%Loveable characters?
Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 85% | No: 8% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 21% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Violence, Medical traumaModerate
Animal death, Police brutality, GriefMinor
Domestic abuse, Rape, Excrement