Tag: India
Posted on March 5, 2019
by curlygeek04
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This is my favorite book of the year so far. It was everything I like in a book – really character-driven, about complex family relationships. It’s about a family where the parents are immigrants to the U.S. and they struggle to raise their children… Continue Reading “Review: A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza”
Posted on November 27, 2018
by curlygeek04
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I liked this book though it didn’t resonate emotionally as much as I expected it to. It’s a story of man in India who is recalling when his mother abandoned him as a child. Gayatri was a free-spirited artist who clearly felt constrained by… Continue Reading “Review: All the Lives We Never Lived by Anuradha Roy”
Posted on November 24, 2018
by curlygeek04
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I loved this debut fantasy novel by Tasha Suri. It’s well-written and creates a fascinating world with a terrifying villain. It’s inspired by the Mughal Empire of India, something I knew absolutely nothing about before reading this book — which is why fiction by… Continue Reading “Review: Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri”
Posted on July 27, 2018
by curlygeek04
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This was another read for Read Harder 2018, which checks two boxes: it’s a mystery by a woman of color and it’s set in India. It’s also a period mystery, which I love. It’s set in 1921, the first in a series about Perveen… Continue Reading “Review: The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey”
Posted on May 31, 2018
by curlygeek04
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I expected a book about Padma Lakshmi to be fascinating, and it was. She’s interesting to me for a few reasons. She hosts one of my favorite series, Top Chef, a show that somehow avoids the dumb theatrics and contrived plots of most reality… Continue Reading “Review: Love, Loss, and What We Ate by Padma Lakshmi”
Posted on March 17, 2018
by curlygeek04
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This was a really intense book, at times devastating, but I’m glad I read it. Just know that it isn’t an easy read. It’s the story of two girls who meet in Indravalli, India who meet as teenagers. Both are poor, uneducated, and forced… Continue Reading “Review of Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao”
Category: Challenges, Contemporary Fiction, Diverse Reads, First Novels, Highly Recommended, New to Me Author, Recent Release, Review Requests and ARCsTags: debut novels, friendship, India, trafficking, women's issues
Posted on April 7, 2015
by curlygeek04
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The Lowland is another fantastic book by Jhumpa Lahiri. It begins in the 40s in Calcutta, India, telling the story of two young brothers born soon after World War II. Subhash is the elder, but he’s often overshadowed by his daring younger brother Udayan.… Continue Reading “The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri”
Posted on June 7, 2014
by curlygeek04
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This book was so different from anything I’ve read lately. It’s near-future science fiction set in India and Africa, and written in a really lyrical way. It’s the story of two characters, both on a journey. Meena is a troubled young woman who has… Continue Reading “The Girl in the Road by Monica Byrne”