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Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara

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laurelt's review

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4.0

4.5
the writing in this is so incredible. and heartbreaking

creshetiloff's review

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3.0

This was a good story but I have to confess I had a hard time with it, largely because of the foreign words and names. But the story was good (sad) and well told.

jaine297's review

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challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

A challenging and difficult read in many ways but gives an insight into lives I have no experience of.

vartika's review

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dark funny sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

fl303's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

faroreness's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

i really really tried. the writing seems great, but i've tried to read this twice now and my brain just does not want to for some reason. like i'm interested but it can't hold my brains actual interest?? adhd blehhhh. : (

calixita's review

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4.0

Lovely, fun and heartbreaking story of kids living in the slums of India. Lovely for how vividly the characters and settings are drawn. Fun for the child perspective yet heartbreaking for the same reason.