The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

Arundhati Roy

464 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary challenging emotional slow-paced
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How to tell a shattered story?By slowly becoming everybody.No?By slowly becoming everything.The Ministry of Utmost Happiness takes us on a journey of many years – the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the bu...

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Community Reviews

3.56
based on 4,018 reviews

Moods

emotional: 70%

challenging: 64%

reflective: 56%

dark: 53%

sad: 44%

informative: 38%

hopeful: 30%

tense: 28%

inspiring: 15%

adventurous: 14%

mysterious: 14%

funny: 12%

Pace

2% of readers chose fast
34% of readers chose medium
63% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

8% of readers chose Plot
37% of readers chose A mix
51% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

62% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

63% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

96% of readers chose Yes
3% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus?

40% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
20% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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