Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash by Eka Kurniawan

Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash

Eka Kurniawan with Annie Tucker (Translator)

216 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction challenging reflective fast-paced

Description

Told in short, cinematic bursts, Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash is gloriously pulpy. Ajo Kawir, a lower-class Javanese teenage boy excited about sex, likes to spy on fellow villagers in flagrante, but one night he ends up witnessing the sa...

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Community Reviews Summary of 366 reviews

Moods

funny 58%
adventurous 55%
dark 55%
tense 31%
challenging 27%
lighthearted 13%
reflective 13%
emotional 10%
mysterious 10%
sad 3%

Pace

fast 58%
medium 34%
slow 6%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 52% | A mix: 36% | Plot: 12%

Strong character development?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 42% | No: 7%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 46% | No: 26% | Yes: 26%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 36% | Yes: 31% | N/A: 22% | It's complicated: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 95% | No: 4%

Average rating

3.7

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