A review by pyrrhicspondee
Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier

4.0

So this book was completely engrossing . . . once I got past the first 100 pages. I understand the need to establish the utter confusion of the protagonist before further unraveling her world, but I maintain this book needed to get going a good fifty pages sooner. Also, get this woman an editor who is not so shy with the red pen! Charming style, but after a bit it's hard to take the multi-paragraph digressions into hyper-specific, twee description of absolutely everything.

On a lighter note, new favorite word: bitcheswallah. Also: yaar.

I'd recommend Born Confused as long as you don't mind skimming over paragraphs at a time to get back to the (excellent) plot.