Red Earth and Pouring Rain by Vikram Chandra

Red Earth and Pouring Rain

Vikram Chandra

617 pages first pub 1995 (editions)

fiction fantasy magical realism adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
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Description

Abhay, an Indian college student studying in the U.S. but home on vacation in Bombay, shoots a scavenging monkey; the dying creature reveals itself to be the reincarnation of Sanjay Parasher, a fiery, iconoclastic 19th-century poet and freedom-fig...

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Community Reviews

3.71
based on 149 reviews

Moods

reflective: 100%

challenging: 71%

adventurous: 57%

dark: 57%

emotional: 57%

mysterious: 28%

hopeful: 14%

informative: 14%

sad: 14%


Pace

33% of readers chose medium
66% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

16% of readers chose Plot
66% of readers chose A mix
16% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Loveable characters?

28% of readers chose Yes
42% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

66% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
16% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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