The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor

The Great Indian Novel

Shashi Tharoor

423 pages first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction historical funny informative reflective slow-paced

Description

In this widely acclaimed novel, Shashi Tharoor has masterfully recast the two-thousand-year-old epic "The Mahabharata" with fictionalized - but highly recognizable - events and characters from twentieth-century Indian politics. Blending history an...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 66 reviews

Moods

informative 100%
funny 50%
adventurous 25%
challenging 25%
lighthearted 25%
mysterious 25%
reflective 25%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Plot: 50%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 33% | No: 33% | Yes: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

4.07

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!

If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.