The Daughters of Madurai by Rajasree Variyar
The Daughters of Madurai
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Rajasree Variyar
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The Daughters of Madurai

Rajasree Variyar

468 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional hopeful medium-paced
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Madurai, 1992. A young mother in a poor family, Janani is told she is useless if she can't produce a son - or worse, bears daughters. They let her keep her first baby girl, but the rest are taken away as soon as they are born - murdered before the...

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Community Reviews

4.09
based on 749 reviews

Moods

emotional: 92%

sad: 73%

reflective: 50%

dark: 43%

hopeful: 39%

challenging: 37%

informative: 32%

inspiring: 28%

tense: 26%

mysterious: 10%

adventurous: 5%

Pace

7% of readers chose fast
75% of readers chose medium
16% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

11% of readers chose Plot
40% of readers chose A mix
47% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

85% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

70% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
4% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

77% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

35% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
32% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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