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by Suneeta Peres da Costa

Book by Peres Da Costa, Suneeta

Genres: Fiction

Paperback

First published September 1, 1999

About the author

Australian novelist and playwright.

Reviews

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favourite character in this book is Deepa and I loved the chapter named after her. What really stood out for me was the characterisation and the luxuriant (to me) language. It started off a bit slow but then I really got interested in these characters and then eventually the home life of the protagonist. Would recommend.

[Terry · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s the mid-80s and Mina’s dad is still fighting his teenaged battles from the early Sixties, her mom is facing the noonday demons all hours of the day, big sister Deepa is disrupting the Bell curve, and little sister Shanti is hooked on Looney Tunes. What’s a middle child to do to avoid the middle child dues? Let’s just say that Mina isn’t above testing the boundaries. You might even say she was born to it.

[Frankie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The edition I had needed another proofread, but I really enjoyed the high stakes of the everyday in this book. It was by turns funny and devastating, but I wasn't always feeling the magical realism. Still, looking forward to the new book by this author, "Saudade".

[Jude Capper · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just very….odd.

[Tania]

Mental health triggers which I didn't expect. But perhaps it was meant to be that I read it? Who knows?

[Yolande · Rating 4 out of 5]

Strangely, the description bears no relation to the story. This is a lovely innocent and easy read, suitable for young adult and adult alike.
Mina has a complicated family life and experiences it acutely, thanks to her feelers.

[Arinamidalem]

this is an uncorrected proof copy and is not for sale.
that warning got my attention....dunno if this is any good.

[javaria · Rating 4 out of 5]

you may hate the book for a lot of things, but you can't deny that it's written very beautifully.