missing duration info • first pub 1988 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781441835062
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Publication date: 15 April 2010
Description
Opening in Calcutta in the 1960s, Ghosh's radiant second novel follows two families - one English, one Bengali - as their lives intertwine in tragic and comic ways. The narrator, Indian-born and English educated, traces events back and forth in ti...
Community Reviews Summary of 411 reviews
Moods
emotional 71%
sad 47%
informative 42%
challenging 38%
dark 28%
tense 28%
mysterious 19%
funny 14%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 4%
Pace
slow 38%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 38% | Character: 27% | Plot: 27% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 40% | N/A: 6% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assaultModerate
DeathMinor
Incest
missing duration info • first pub 1988 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781441835062
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Publication date: 15 April 2010
Description
Opening in Calcutta in the 1960s, Ghosh's radiant second novel follows two families - one English, one Bengali - as their lives intertwine in tragic and comic ways. The narrator, Indian-born and English educated, traces events back and forth in ti...
Community Reviews Summary of 411 reviews
Moods
emotional 71%
sad 47%
informative 42%
challenging 38%
dark 28%
tense 28%
mysterious 19%
funny 14%
adventurous 4%
hopeful 4%
inspiring 4%
Pace
slow 38%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 38% | Character: 27% | Plot: 27% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
Yes: 46% | It's complicated: 40% | N/A: 6% | No: 6%Loveable characters?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 28% | No: 21%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 8%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 38% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Sexual assaultModerate
DeathMinor
Incest