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3.89 AVERAGE
3.89 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
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
First time reading this author, just loved the content, the story, the nuances, excellent read!
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I wish we had gotten Ajay’s pov more seeing as he was the one who went through the police encounter.
challenging
informative
reflective
sad
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
Set in current day America, the Shah family has a chance to move into a gated community in Pacific Hills, California. All of their hard work has finally paid off and everything is going to be perfect. Until their 12 year old son is arrested and sends them down a path they couldn't imagine would happen to them.
The immigrant experience is captured and brought to life in the pages of this book. The belief that you can work hard, pay taxes, support the economy, provide essential services and realize “success” is blown to bits. There is prejudice, often inhumane treatment, and vulnerability, especially if your skin is dark. And as this family comes to terms with what has happened, the ever present conflict between trying to assimilate yet holding on to one’s heritage is compounded by the generational conflict - of being an immigrant versus the children of an immigrant….there are a lot of things to think about after reading this book!
challenging
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Police brutality
emotional
reflective
tense
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
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No