Names of the Women by Jeet Thayil

Names of the Women

Jeet Thayil

183 pages first pub 2021 (editions)

informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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"From the Booker-shortlisted author of Narcopolis, in prose of extraordinary power, a novel about the women whose roles were suppressed, reduced or erased in the Gospels. Names of the Women begins with Christ on the cross addressing Mary of Magdal...

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reflective 100%
challenging 75%
dark 50%
emotional 50%
informative 50%
inspiring 50%
sad 50%
hopeful 25%
adventurous 12%
mysterious 12%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 25%
fast 25%

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4.2

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