The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri

The Lowland

Jhumpa Lahiri

340 pages • first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Community Reviews Summary of 3,838 reviews

Moods

emotional 89%
reflective 77%
sad 68%
challenging 25%
dark 25%
tense 20%
informative 19%
hopeful 15%
inspiring 9%
mysterious 9%
adventurous 3%
relaxing 2%

Pace

slow 52%
medium 43%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 66% | A mix: 31% | N/A: 1% | Plot: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 9%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 30% | No: 13% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 77% | No: 12% | N/A: 5% | It's complicated: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 77% | It's complicated: 18% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%

Average rating

3.9

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