Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Mental illness, PregnancyMinor
Sexism, Sexual assault, ViolenceCommunity Reviews
Summary of 254 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 77%
adventurous 55%
mysterious 33%
reflective 33%
informative 22%
relaxing 11%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 40% | A mix: 30% | Character: 30%Strong character development?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 11% | Yes: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11% | No: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 12%Average rating
209 pages | first published 1998
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ISBN/UID: 9780802144508
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 22 September 2009
Description
Winner of the 2006 Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction for her second novel The Inheritance of Loss, Kiran Desai is one of the most talented writers of her generation. Now available for the first time as a Grove...Book Information
209 pages | first published 1998
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ISBN/UID: 9780802144508
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press
Publication date: 22 September 2009
Description
Winner of the 2006 Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction for her second novel The Inheritance of Loss, Kiran Desai is one of the most talented writers of her generation. Now available for the first time as a Grove...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Mental illness, PregnancyMinor
Sexism, Sexual assault, ViolenceCommunity Reviews
Summary of 254 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 77%
adventurous 55%
mysterious 33%
reflective 33%
informative 22%
relaxing 11%
Pace
fast 20%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 40% | A mix: 30% | Character: 30%Strong character development?
No: 55% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 11% | Yes: 11%Loveable characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 11% | No: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 12%Average rating