Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry

Family Matters

Rohinton Mistry

500 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary reflective slow-paced
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Rohinton Mistry’s enthralling novel is at once a domestic drama and an intently observed portrait of present-day Bombay in all its vitality and corruption. At the age of seventy-nine, Nariman Vakeel, already suffering from Parkinson’s disease, bre...

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Community Reviews

3.98
based on 1,031 reviews

Moods

emotional: 90%

reflective: 78%

sad: 62%

dark: 25%

hopeful: 21%

challenging: 18%

tense: 15%

funny: 12%

informative: 12%

inspiring: 12%

mysterious: 9%

lighthearted: 3%

Pace

2% of readers chose fast
44% of readers chose medium
52% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

26% of readers chose A mix
73% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

73% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
6% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

34% of readers chose Yes
62% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

80% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

88% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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