Beauty Is a Wound by Eka Kurniawan

Beauty Is a Wound

Eka Kurniawan with Annie Tucker (Translator)

470 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

Description

 Beauty Is a Wound astonishes from its opening line: One afternoon on a weekend in May, Dewi Ayu rose from her grave after being dead for twenty-one years.... Drawing on local sources--folk tales and the all-night shadow puppet plays, with their b...

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Community Reviews Summary of 797 reviews

Moods

dark 80%
mysterious 46%
adventurous 39%
sad 38%
challenging 34%
tense 28%
emotional 26%
funny 26%
reflective 20%
informative 6%
lighthearted 5%
inspiring 2%
hopeful 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 51%
slow 37%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 47% | Character: 35% | Plot: 17%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 42% | No: 30% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 2%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 43% | No: 43% | Yes: 12%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 75% | It's complicated: 10% | No: 8% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 70% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 12% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.87

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