224 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241966518
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 29 January 2015
Description
Brilliantly comic and almost unbearably moving, Jerry Pinto's Em and the Big Hoom is one of the most powerful and original fiction debuts of recent years.In a tiny flat in Bombay Imelda Mendes – Em to her family – is by turns flamboyant, maniacall...
Community Reviews Summary of 580 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
sad 71%
dark 59%
funny 47%
challenging 24%
tense 21%
hopeful 13%
informative 5%
lighthearted 4%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 23%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 36% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 2% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, SuicideModerate
Chronic illness, Death, Self harmMinor
Abortion224 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241966518
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 29 January 2015
Description
Brilliantly comic and almost unbearably moving, Jerry Pinto's Em and the Big Hoom is one of the most powerful and original fiction debuts of recent years.In a tiny flat in Bombay Imelda Mendes – Em to her family – is by turns flamboyant, maniacall...
Community Reviews Summary of 580 reviews
Moods
reflective 72%
sad 71%
dark 59%
funny 47%
challenging 24%
tense 21%
hopeful 13%
informative 5%
lighthearted 4%
inspiring 2%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 1%
Pace
fast 23%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 86% | A mix: 10% | Plot: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 50% | Yes: 36% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 52% | It's complicated: 39% | No: 5% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 42% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 17% | N/A: 11%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 2% | No: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, SuicideModerate
Chronic illness, Death, Self harmMinor
Abortion