198 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780804152334
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From the Booker Prize-winning, bestselling author of Midnight's Children and The Satanic Verses comes nine stories that reveal the oceanic distances and the unexpected intimacies between East and West. Daring, extravagant, comical and humane, this...
Community Reviews Summary of 537 reviews
Moods
challenging 43%
funny 30%
adventurous 26%
emotional 21%
inspiring 17%
mysterious 17%
dark 13%
lighthearted 13%
tense 13%
hopeful 8%
informative 8%
relaxing 4%
sad 4%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Character: 27% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 66% | N/A: 22% | No: 5% | Yes: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 33% | Yes: 11% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 33% | N/A: 16% | No: 11%Average rating
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198 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780804152334
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From the Booker Prize-winning, bestselling author of Midnight's Children and The Satanic Verses comes nine stories that reveal the oceanic distances and the unexpected intimacies between East and West. Daring, extravagant, comical and humane, this...
Community Reviews Summary of 537 reviews
Moods
challenging 43%
funny 30%
adventurous 26%
emotional 21%
inspiring 17%
mysterious 17%
dark 13%
lighthearted 13%
tense 13%
hopeful 8%
informative 8%
relaxing 4%
sad 4%
Pace
fast 26%
slow 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 66% | Character: 27% | N/A: 5%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 66% | N/A: 22% | No: 5% | Yes: 5%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 33% | Yes: 11% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 33% | N/A: 16% | No: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.