El dios de las pequeñas cosas by Arundhati Roy

El dios de las pequeñas cosas

Arundhati Roy with Cecilia Ceriani (Translator), Txaro Santoro (Translator)

364 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Description

"A banquet for all the senses, " said "Newsweek" of this bestselling and Booker Prize-winning literary novel--a richly textured first book about the tragic decline of one family whose members suffer the terrible consequences of forbidden love. (On...

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Moods

emotional 78%
sad 69%
dark 61%
reflective 60%
challenging 46%
tense 27%
mysterious 24%
adventurous 8%
funny 7%
informative 6%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 3%
relaxing 1%

Pace

slow 58%
medium 38%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 48% | Character: 40% | Plot: 10%

Strong character development?

Yes: 43% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 36% | No: 16%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 7% | No: 7% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 69% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 8% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.94

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