500 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
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Description
Rohinton Mistry’s enthralling novel is at once a domestic drama and an intently observed portrait of present-day Bombay in all its vitality and corruption. At the age of seventy-nine, Nariman Vakeel, already suffering from Parkinson’s disease, bre...
Community Reviews Summary of 662 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
sad 66%
hopeful 33%
dark 27%
challenging 22%
tense 22%
inspiring 11%
funny 5%
informative 5%
mysterious 5%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 70% | Yes: 23% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 73% | No: 20% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Excrement, Grief, Ableism
500 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Rohinton Mistry’s enthralling novel is at once a domestic drama and an intently observed portrait of present-day Bombay in all its vitality and corruption. At the age of seventy-nine, Nariman Vakeel, already suffering from Parkinson’s disease, bre...
Community Reviews Summary of 662 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
sad 66%
hopeful 33%
dark 27%
challenging 22%
tense 22%
inspiring 11%
funny 5%
informative 5%
mysterious 5%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 83% | A mix: 16%Strong character development?
Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 70% | Yes: 23% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 73% | No: 20% | N/A: 6%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Excrement, Grief, Ableism