Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao

Girls Burn Brighter

Shobha Rao

320 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary feminism dark emotional sad medium-paced

Description

Best Book of the Year: The Washington Post, NPR, Shelf Awareness, Paste, LitHub, Real Simple2018 Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist: Best FictionLonglisted for the 2018 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize"Incandescent...A searing portrait of what f...

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Community Reviews Summary of 2,521 reviews

Moods

dark 89%
emotional 79%
sad 77%
challenging 49%
tense 28%
hopeful 15%
reflective 12%
adventurous 10%
inspiring 7%
informative 3%
mysterious 2%

Pace

medium 68%
slow 17%
fast 14%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 50% | A mix: 43% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 9%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 49% | It's complicated: 46% | N/A: 1% | No: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 4% | N/A: 2%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 39% | Yes: 30% | It's complicated: 26% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.79

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