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The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters by Balli Kaur Jaswal
6 reviews
jordan_noel's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
This book talks about the patriarchy (specifically in India), MeToo and women's rights movements, female feticide, marriage, spirituality, and how to connect and adapt to different situations in order to preserve the most important relationships.
I loved these characters and grew closer to them as they slowly learned to trust one another and deconstruct the difficulties of their childhoods together. The only real flaw to me was that the characters didn't feel entirely real as they began to transition into a better relationship with each other. It was close, but just not quite there I don't think.
Overall, I thought this book was great and necessary for anyone learning to sacrifice a bit of their pride to repair lost connects with people they love.
Graphic: Death of parent, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Abortion, Sexism, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Racism
Minor: Police brutality, Rape, Alcoholism, Cursing, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse
There is a section of the book (maybe 1 page detailing the event and 10 pages mentioning it) about police brutality. In this same area, a group of girls recite sexual assault statistics and detail a rape that occurred recently in a major city---it's very news-like. One character has an alcohol dependency, but it's only really mentioned in the first third of the book and she's making efforts to escape it from the time we know her. One character is in a toxic relationship and experiences emotional and physical abuse. There are heavy instances of misogyny and sexual harassment for the characters once they're in India.suz_n_van's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Infertility, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Abortion, and Suicide
gheron's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent and Suicide
Moderate: Abortion, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, and Bullying
Minor: Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, and Grief
kimveach's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Moderate: Abortion, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny
aeoliver's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Graphic: Misogyny, Abortion, and Alcoholism
whatannikareads's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
i thought this was such a lovely emotional story about sisterhood, womanhood, and motherhood. this book takes you on a not-so-perfect journey around india, in the efforts to fulfill these three sisters' mother's last wish for them. but the sisters aren't close—both for current reasons and for troubles in their childhood, and the journey becomes a test to see how long they can last this trip.
i really enjoyed how the conflicts of the sisters' traumas and current situations unravels. each sister is really well-developed and feel like real people. it's also a lovely little travel escape since we're all stuck at home (although it does have the irritating elements of family vacations we're all familiar with). i teared up towards the end bc women are so strong and can get through it if we listen and support each other!!!
it's not a straight 5 bc there is one relationship that i couldn't get myself to justify, and i felt that the mother's reaction to it was reasonable bc i really don't think it was ok even in real life ****POTENTIAL SPOILER ALERT***** the age difference was too much for me and if it the genders were flipped we would NOT be having it, so i think that bit was a little unnecessary.
other than that, it was a really nice story that i think you'd enjoy if you have sisters, if you're first gen (especially first gen Indian), and/or if you're coping with the loss of a loved one.
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship