Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Death, Animal crueltyModerate
Sexism, Death of parent, ClassismMinor
GenocideCommunity Reviews
Summary of 743 reviews
Moods
reflective 67%
emotional 58%
informative 58%
challenging 30%
sad 26%
inspiring 21%
hopeful 19%
mysterious 19%
tense 15%
dark 6%
relaxing 5%
funny 2%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 26% | Plot: 20% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
403 pages | first published 2004
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ISBN/UID: 9780007141784
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Collins
Publication date: 01 April 2005
Description
Between the sea and the plains of Bengal lies an immense archipelago of islands. Here, for hundreds of years, only the truly dispossessed braved the man-eating tigers and the crocodiles that rule there, to eke out a precarious existence in the mud...Book Information
403 pages | first published 2004
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ISBN/UID: 9780007141784
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Collins
Publication date: 01 April 2005
Description
Between the sea and the plains of Bengal lies an immense archipelago of islands. Here, for hundreds of years, only the truly dispossessed braved the man-eating tigers and the crocodiles that rule there, to eke out a precarious existence in the mud...Book information
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Death, Animal crueltyModerate
Sexism, Death of parent, ClassismMinor
GenocideCommunity Reviews
Summary of 743 reviews
Moods
reflective 67%
emotional 58%
informative 58%
challenging 30%
sad 26%
inspiring 21%
hopeful 19%
mysterious 19%
tense 15%
dark 6%
relaxing 5%
funny 2%
Pace
slow 44%
fast 4%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 26% | Plot: 20% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 8%Loveable characters?
Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 37% | No: 11% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 87% | No: 6% | It's complicated: 3% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 55% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating