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A review by nashwa017
To Lahore With Love by Hina Belitz
2.0
2.5 stars**
Usually, a book like this takes me three days to finish but this took me over a week - ten days to be exact. For me, it started off as a solid four star book but lost its steam and a couple of stars along the way.
I really liked the relationship between the grandmother and the granddaughter, and those brief moments where spirituality is mentioned. In parts it was funny too but overall, the book is not as strong as it could have been.
The book hastily rushed towards an underdeveloped and unsatisfying conclusion, with a lot of loose ends. The author's use of "nan bread" and "dupatta scarf" was especially jarring for me, because that's makes me think she had a different audience in mind than the local reader. I was also confused by her referring to her paternal grandmother as "Nana" which in Urdu would refer to maternal grandfather. Then, I realised she probably means Nan or Nanna.
So overall, it was fine. I skim read the last 15 pages just to get it done with and was bored with the recipes by the end.
Usually, a book like this takes me three days to finish but this took me over a week - ten days to be exact. For me, it started off as a solid four star book but lost its steam and a couple of stars along the way.
I really liked the relationship between the grandmother and the granddaughter, and those brief moments where spirituality is mentioned. In parts it was funny too but overall, the book is not as strong as it could have been.
The book hastily rushed towards an underdeveloped and unsatisfying conclusion, with a lot of loose ends. The author's use of "nan bread" and "dupatta scarf" was especially jarring for me, because that's makes me think she had a different audience in mind than the local reader. I was also confused by her referring to her paternal grandmother as "Nana" which in Urdu would refer to maternal grandfather. Then, I realised she probably means Nan or Nanna.
So overall, it was fine. I skim read the last 15 pages just to get it done with and was bored with the recipes by the end.