Beauty Is a Wound by Eka Kurniawan

Beauty Is a Wound

Eka Kurniawan with Annie Tucker (Translator)

470 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism dark mysterious medium-paced
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Beauty Is a Wound astonishes from its opening line: One afternoon on a weekend in May, Dewi Ayu rose from her grave after being dead for twenty-one years.... Drawing on local sources--folk tales and the all-night shadow puppet plays, with their ba...

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Moods

dark 84%
mysterious 43%
challenging 36%
sad 36%
adventurous 31%
tense 29%
emotional 24%
funny 23%
reflective 18%
informative 5%
lighthearted 3%
inspiring 2%

Pace

medium 49%
slow 40%
fast 10%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 45% | Character: 35% | Plot: 18%

Strong character development?

No: 36% | It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 24% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

No: 45% | It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 13%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 72% | No: 11% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 3%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 11% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

3.83

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