Burnt Sugar: A Novel by Avni Doshi

Burnt Sugar: A Novel

Avni Doshi

240 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary dark emotional reflective slow-paced
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Sharp as a blade and laced with caustic wit, Burnt Sugar unpicks the slippery, choking cord of memory and myth that binds mother and daughter: Is Tara's memory loss real? Are Antara's memories fair? In vivid and visceral prose, Avni Doshi tells a...

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Community Reviews

3.33
based on 6,066 reviews

Moods

dark: 70%

emotional: 65%

reflective: 61%

challenging: 45%

sad: 43%

tense: 34%

mysterious: 10%

funny: 2%

hopeful: 1%

informative: 1%

Pace

5% of readers chose fast
44% of readers chose medium
49% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
8% of readers chose A mix
89% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

27% of readers chose Yes
43% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

3% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
65% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

65% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

92% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
1% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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