272 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Set partly in the UK and partly in the Punjab region of India, this is a fresh, bitingly perceptive and totally up-to-the minute look at one young man's fight to free himself from family expectations and to be himself, free to dance to his own tune.
Community Reviews Summary of 50 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
dark 37%
informative 37%
inspiring 37%
sad 37%
tense 37%
challenging 25%
hopeful 25%
funny 12%
lighthearted 12%
relaxing 12%
Pace
slow 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 33% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 28% | Yes: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 42% | Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 40% | Yes: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Emotional abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuseModerate
Religious bigotryMinor
Physical abuse, Racial slurs
272 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Not specified
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Set partly in the UK and partly in the Punjab region of India, this is a fresh, bitingly perceptive and totally up-to-the minute look at one young man's fight to free himself from family expectations and to be himself, free to dance to his own tune.
Community Reviews Summary of 50 reviews
Moods
emotional 75%
dark 37%
informative 37%
inspiring 37%
sad 37%
tense 37%
challenging 25%
hopeful 25%
funny 12%
lighthearted 12%
relaxing 12%
Pace
slow 28%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 50% | Character: 33% | Plot: 16%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 42% | No: 28% | Yes: 28%Loveable characters?
No: 42% | Yes: 42% | It's complicated: 14%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
It's complicated: 40% | No: 40% | Yes: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Emotional abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuseModerate
Religious bigotryMinor
Physical abuse, Racial slurs