Fasting, Feasting
by Anita Desai
Taste attributes: dramafamilyslowfresh & originalrealisticenclosedcomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA realistic, intimate novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.5 / 5
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About This Book
Uma, the older daughter of an Indian family, lives in relative poverty with her parents, while her younger brother Arun lives in America; both tending to their demanding parents.
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- Anita Desai
- Published
- 1999
- Pages
- 227
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- Open Library
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