When I Hit You: Or, A Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife by Meena Kandasamy

When I Hit You: Or, A Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife

Meena Kandasamy

256 pages • first pub 2017 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary literary challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced
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From one of India's boldest and most badass young voices, When I Hit You is a dazzling and provocative novel of an abusive marriage.Seduced by politics, poetry and an enduring dream of building a better world together, the unnamed narrator falls i...

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Community Reviews

4.21
based on 1,594 reviews

Moods

dark: 84%

emotional: 75%

challenging: 67%

sad: 56%

reflective: 47%

tense: 47%

inspiring: 16%

hopeful: 15%

informative: 10%

funny: 5%

Pace

26% of readers chose fast
61% of readers chose medium
12% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
22% of readers chose A mix
73% of readers chose Character
2% of readers chose N/A
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A mix
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Strong character development?

64% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
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Loveable characters?

14% of readers chose Yes
66% of readers chose Complicated
13% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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Diverse cast of characters?

48% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
24% of readers chose No
12% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

54% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
9% of readers chose No
7% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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