379 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400076970
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 09 May 2006
Description
If Gabriel García Márquez had chosen to write about Pakistani immigrants in England, he might have produced a novel as beautiful and devastating as Maps for Lost Lovers.Jugnu and Chanda have disappeared. Like thousands of people all over England, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 129 reviews
Moods
sad 85%
emotional 71%
dark 57%
mysterious 57%
reflective 57%
tense 28%
hopeful 14%
Pace
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | Plot: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 33% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 16% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slursModerate
Child abuse, Cursing, Suicide attemptMinor
Death, Gun violence
379 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781400076970
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage
Publication date: 09 May 2006
Description
If Gabriel García Márquez had chosen to write about Pakistani immigrants in England, he might have produced a novel as beautiful and devastating as Maps for Lost Lovers.Jugnu and Chanda have disappeared. Like thousands of people all over England, ...
Community Reviews Summary of 129 reviews
Moods
sad 85%
emotional 71%
dark 57%
mysterious 57%
reflective 57%
tense 28%
hopeful 14%
Pace
medium 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | Plot: 33%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | No: 33% | Yes: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 66% | No: 16% | Yes: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slursModerate
Child abuse, Cursing, Suicide attemptMinor
Death, Gun violence