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Jesus Christ, 10/5 ⭐, this was the best book I've read in a long long while and defined the best I've read this year!
This book is full of women friendship, the importance of women sticking to women, the importance of friendship in general and all that with so much heartfelt pain and trauma and wit and humour I-
I will rant about this to anyone for a very long while!!!

bretton's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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oneoftheaudience's review

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funny inspiring tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

marieketron's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.0

cbravo1594's review

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4.0

The Bandit Queens offers a nice balance of humor, suspense, and feminism. As someone who knows very little about the caste system in India, I feel that Parini Shroff did an excellent job explaining this without losing sight of the story itself. As an advocate for feminism and women's rights, I particularly bonded with the main character Geeta almost instantly and fell in love with her perspective.

I found it difficult to learn about the different backgrounds of each woman and how many of them had experienced abuse in the home whether it be physical, emotional, or verbal. Despite these setbacks, I found it admirable that the women of this village were able to band together, stand up to their oppressors (those of them who were left), and make their voices heard.