Reviews

Late Bloomers by Deepa Varadarajan

Only show reviews with written explanations

prishukla's review against another edition

Once I realized all of the characters in this book were unhappy, I decided I didn't want to spend anymore time with them. It's just not what I was wanting out of this book.

zinatakara's review against another edition

Go to review page

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book was so fun to read and funny. I actually laughed out loud at certain parts. The characters were lovable even though they were flawed. I enjoyed this a lot.

hyac1nthgirl's review against another edition

Go to review page

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

laprofesora's review against another edition

Go to review page

funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

carebcut's review against another edition

Go to review page

25 percent in DNF. I just couldn’t connect with the characters and found myself frustrated.

vidyareads's review against another edition

Go to review page

fast-paced

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

4.0

A book with older generation Indian American parents (late 50s) going thru a divorce after 36 years from an arranged marriage. Their adult kids have their own family dramas. The dad is meeting Indian women thru the internet, the mom has moved out of the home, found a job at the library and is starting to get attention from a music professor.

I loved this book! The “what will people say” moments that mom Lata goes thru is what every Indian person has heard 1000 times in their lifetime and made the book immediately relatable. Not to mention allll the South Indian dishes like Idlis and Pepper Rasam too 😋. The most minor criticism is that it all came a little too nicely at the end, but don’t mind me, this is an excellent book that I’m going to recommend to everyone, especially to my fellow Indian Americans.