Kitchen Curse by Tiffany Tsao, Eka Kurniawan, Benedict Anderson, Annie Tucker, Maggie Tiojakin

208 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction short stories mysterious slow-paced

Description

The acclaimed, Booker-nominated novelist's first book of storiesHailed as a Southeast Asian Gabriel Garcia Marquez for the exuberant beauty of his prose and the darkly comic surrealism of his stories, Eka Kurniawan is the first Indonesian writer t...

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Community Reviews Summary of 94 reviews

Moods

dark 90%
funny 72%
adventurous 36%
mysterious 36%
tense 27%
emotional 9%
reflective 9%

Pace

fast 70%
slow 20%
medium 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 50% | Plot: 33% | N/A: 16%

Strong character development?

No: 55% | N/A: 33% | It's complicated: 11%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 55% | No: 33% | Yes: 11%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 88% | N/A: 11%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 44% | N/A: 33% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 11%

Average rating

3.53

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