The Living Days by Ananda Devi

The Living Days

Ananda Devi with Jeffrey Zuckerman (Translator)

fiction literary challenging dark emotional slow-paced

174 pages | first published 2013

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This novel of post-9/11 London is a masterful dissection of racism, aging, and the perturbing nature of desire.A chance encounter on Portobello Road incites an unsettling, magnetic attraction between Mary, a seventy-five-year-old white British spi...
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Summary of 15 reviews

Moods

dark 100%
challenging 66%
emotional 66%
mysterious 33%
reflective 33%
sad 33%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 33%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.63

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