Narcopolis by Jeet Thayil

Narcopolis

Jeet Thayil

304 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize Written in poetic and affecting prose, Jeet Thayil's luminous debut novel charts the evolution of a great and broken metropolis across three decades. A rich, hallucinatory dream that captures Bombay in all its ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 383 reviews

Moods

dark 78%
sad 52%
reflective 47%
emotional 36%
challenging 31%
tense 31%
adventurous 10%
funny 5%
inspiring 5%
mysterious 5%

Pace

slow 57%
medium 36%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 78% | A mix: 7% | N/A: 7% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 56% | Yes: 25% | No: 18%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 53% | No: 40% | Yes: 6%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 81% | No: 12% | It's complicated: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 26%

Average rating

3.37

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