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threegoodrats's review against another edition
3.0
Read in Oct 2008 and gave it 4 stars. Now I think 3.5, but that's probably just my new rating mindset and not that I think less of it. Anyhow, my full review is here.
leahjd24's review against another edition
Amazing. Inspiring. Eye Opening. Funny. Need I say more. This book is really fun and enthralling. I usually don't reach for this genre but I loved it. Teenagers and even adults will enjoy this book.
mostdefinitelystephanie's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
kmparsons's review against another edition
5.0
This is one of the best books I have every read. I read this book in about 4 hours and i loved every second. Everyone should read this, no matter your age or background. It's phenomenal and, I would consider it, life changing.
smateer73's review against another edition
3.0
This book was pretty good, it’s an interesting glimpse into the lives of Indians, a group that doesn’t often get discussed. I think the book is more of a middle-grade level, but it still brings up a lot of good themes about self-discovery and stuff. I didn’t dislike this book but I didn’t love it either.
zsommers's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
dreaming_ace's review against another edition
3.0
I read this book for one of the many book clubs I am involved with. I went into reading it knowing there were several factors that would likely influence how I read the story. On one hand I wanted to love it since it is one of the most challenged books. On another I wanted to dislike it because of all the drama around the author. Overall I ended feeling lukewarm about it.
For me personally I did not enjoy the humor. I found it to be pretty crude, middle school or high school boy humor. And I understand using humor to process trauma, in the case of this book it distracted me and made reading the story challenging for me. Gallows humor has its place and can be very realistic and relatable but in this particular case personally it felt like the story was making fun of the suffering of others.
So while there was quite a bit of powerful and meaningful content within the story the crude humor kept taking me out of the situations. I think it is an important book, and a book that should NOT be banned but I also know it was not my cup of tea, and that if it was not for book club I would never have read it, nor am I likely to ever re-read it.
For me personally I did not enjoy the humor. I found it to be pretty crude, middle school or high school boy humor. And I understand using humor to process trauma, in the case of this book it distracted me and made reading the story challenging for me. Gallows humor has its place and can be very realistic and relatable but in this particular case personally it felt like the story was making fun of the suffering of others.
So while there was quite a bit of powerful and meaningful content within the story the crude humor kept taking me out of the situations. I think it is an important book, and a book that should NOT be banned but I also know it was not my cup of tea, and that if it was not for book club I would never have read it, nor am I likely to ever re-read it.