Reviews

A House for Mr. Biswas by V.S. Naipaul

kdominey's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

andreastopit's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

trin's review against another edition

2.0

Self-hating misery porn.

phantomsuitcase's review against another edition

funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

elingunnar's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

rokoprog's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

lecterclarice's review against another edition

dark funny reflective slow-paced

3.25

abhanana's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

bnj_otb's review against another edition

4.0

I can't really say how this book was so enthralling. It's long and covers Mr Biswas whole life, from birth to death. The relationships are complicated, tedious and hurtful, even to the reader. The figures behave odd but what feels destructive to me holds the social bonds alive. Along his life, Mr Biswas is full of jealousy, hatred and scorn but somehow I rooted for him during his search for a house. Because after all, we are all thrown into this world, naked and already scarred, trying to find that place we can safely call home. To Mr Biswas.

_dslibrary's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0