Reviews

Brick Lane by Monica Ali

carly23r's review against another edition

hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

This was beautiful - a nice read for when you want a resolved ending for likeable characters. Minus one star for the final sentence of the book.

maaartje's review

4.0

Leest lekker door! Over een Bengaalse en haar leven in Londen, tussen haar man, kinderen en de grote boze buitenwereld.

ohthatsgrayt's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

flostamp's review

emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

mmxkeene's review against another edition

2.0

Honestly this book was a bit of a drag.

The overall plot I liked and I also liked the window into the lives of every day people being in arranged marriage, ESL migrants, the dynamics of being a minority faith in a new country you’re trying to call home - on paper this is interesting!

But I honestly found almost all of the characters so unlikable and unrelatable. The only character I liked and rooted for was the sister and she technically wasn’t even properly in the book.

I can see why it was nominated for such a prestigious literary prize but I had to force myself to finish it.

☹️

katlizmag's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

cemoses's review against another edition

informative reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This book is much better than I expected.   For some reason, I thought this book would be very depressing but I did not find the book sad.   The book is about two sisters.   One goes to England for an arranged marriage.   The other sister stays in Bangladesh.

julia_caitlin's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Enjoyed it a lot and was meaningful to read given the location. Found the ending a bit far fetched. 

kiranh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

haleyflan's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25