Em and the Big Hoom
by Jerry Pinto
Taste attributes: dramafresh & originalheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalcomplex relationshiptroubled leads
Boxlist takeA moving novel that is inventive, grounded and intimate. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
""Profoundly moving. I cannot remember when I last read something as touching as this."--Amitav Ghosh, author of The Glass Palace First published by a small press in India, Jerry Pinto's devastatingly original debut novel has already taken the literary world by storm.
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- Author
- Jerry Pinto
- Published
- 2012
- Pages
- 212
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- Open Library
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