![]() ![]() Oliver is described as Rani’s mother’s worst nightmare in the book’s first line itself. Rajurkar pits Rani (a girl from an immigrant, conservative Indian family) in a romantic relationship with Oliver (an emo-punk artist with family issues) who though charming at first, starts showing some serious racist red flags which inhabit him unconsciously. In her debut novel American Betiya, Anuradha D. American Betiya Book Tour (via Hear Our Voices Book Tours) Even though I’m still not very enthusiastic about some elements of my culture, I am learning to embrace it and no longer feel the need to run away from it or take on a fake identity. ![]() The ideas of prom, unhindered PDA, having my lover over for dinner and having full freedom to live my life used to smite me, leading me to take my culture for granted. While this desire sustained with To All The Boys and Never Have I Ever, the complications of ‘Culture Shock’ never occurred to me. Where do I even start with this YA banger? As a little kid, I always wanted to experience life in an American high-school, what with One Tree Hill and A Cinderella Story. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |