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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
I love reading about India and I really enjoyed most of this book. In my opinion the Leena story line was more intriguing then Anil's. Some of the American dialogue is cheesy and cliche. All in all a good read though.
Really, really well-written. Diverse characters, interesting and realistic plot. Have basically nothing to complain about other than the fact that I didn't feel very attached to the characters, and that the plot progressed a little fast at times, so it would've been nice to have more details about new events and characters.
I love this author so much!! I look forward to future books written by her.
Loved it! Really came to care about the characters and feel their pain and happiness. I loved Leena's strength and wanted more chapters on her.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-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
This review was originally posted on my blog
The Golden Son follows the perspective of two Indian people: Anil and Leena. Anil is the first person to leave his village and has gone to Dallas where he begins a medical residency at a large hospital. Leena is one of Anil’s childhood friends, and enters a marriage that later shatters into pieces. This book follows these two characters as they suffer through many trials and tribulations both in America and America.
While this book isn’t anything special,it’s one that I wish I read more of.Books like these are so important because they discuss a world that isn’t very widely recognized. Books need more non-western settings. This book discussed so many interesting themes from the difficulties of marriage in India to racial injustices in America.We need more #ownvoices books that are set in non-western settings that talk about the different types of lives.I love reading books with Non-Western settings. I love reading about the culture, the food, the people. It’s so interesting to me, much more interesting than reading some boring ass adult book about some suburban white mom.These are the type of books I want to read all the time, especially when reading Adult books. For that aspect alone, this book is amazing.
Characters
Honestly the characters in this book were precious cinnamon rolls and I loved them so much and want to protect them from all evil. Both Anil and Leena suffered so much in this book but despite that they came out stronger.I think the hardest parts to read were from Leena’s perspective, it was very difficult for me to see her suffer through such a horrible marriage and for her to live through so many hardships. It was also very hard for me to see Anil go through so much to become a doctor, and how hard he had to work. This book really proved to me that being a doctor isn’t easy. Another thing that I loved about this book were Anil’s roomates. They were so funny and nice, and just really great friends for him to have.Something really bad happened to one of the characters,but I’m glad they pulled through it. One thing I would’ve liked to have more of is a little bit more of a relationship between Leena and Anil. I liked what I liked but would have liked to see more of their friendship.
The Golden Son follows the perspective of two Indian people: Anil and Leena. Anil is the first person to leave his village and has gone to Dallas where he begins a medical residency at a large hospital. Leena is one of Anil’s childhood friends, and enters a marriage that later shatters into pieces. This book follows these two characters as they suffer through many trials and tribulations both in America and America.
While this book isn’t anything special,it’s one that I wish I read more of.Books like these are so important because they discuss a world that isn’t very widely recognized. Books need more non-western settings. This book discussed so many interesting themes from the difficulties of marriage in India to racial injustices in America.We need more #ownvoices books that are set in non-western settings that talk about the different types of lives.I love reading books with Non-Western settings. I love reading about the culture, the food, the people. It’s so interesting to me, much more interesting than reading some boring ass adult book about some suburban white mom.These are the type of books I want to read all the time, especially when reading Adult books. For that aspect alone, this book is amazing.
Characters
Honestly the characters in this book were precious cinnamon rolls and I loved them so much and want to protect them from all evil. Both Anil and Leena suffered so much in this book but despite that they came out stronger.I think the hardest parts to read were from Leena’s perspective, it was very difficult for me to see her suffer through such a horrible marriage and for her to live through so many hardships. It was also very hard for me to see Anil go through so much to become a doctor, and how hard he had to work. This book really proved to me that being a doctor isn’t easy. Another thing that I loved about this book were Anil’s roomates. They were so funny and nice, and just really great friends for him to have.Something really bad happened to one of the characters,but I’m glad they pulled through it. One thing I would’ve liked to have more of is a little bit more of a relationship between Leena and Anil. I liked what I liked but would have liked to see more of their friendship.
This was a really good book club choice! I enjoyed this book very much. It's got a little bit of everything: love story, drama, family obligations, intrigue. I highly recommend it.
This was a really good book club choice! I enjoyed this book very much. It's got a little bit of everything: love story, drama, family obligations, intrigue. I highly recommend it.
challenging
emotional
reflective
fast-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