A Fine Balance
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A Fine Balance

by Rohinton Mistry

1995•Drama•719 pages

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalpoliticalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringsocial commentaryfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeA stirring, serious novel: grounded and dark. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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4.2 / 5

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About This Book

A Fine Balance is Rohinton Mistry's eagerly awaited second novel and follows his critically acclaimed Such a Long Journey, the book that won three prestigious literary awards in 1991.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaHistoricalPoliticalSocial commentaryFish out of water/culture clashHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Literary fictionHistorical fictionCastrationSuicideIndia in fictionCity and town life in fictionApartment housesApartment houses in fiction

Details

Author
Rohinton Mistry
Published
1995
Pages
719
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