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A review by stories_of_the_soul27
Those Pricey Thakur Girls by Anuja Chauhan
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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? No
3.75
Anuja Chauhan is good! The way she writes funny and eccentric characters and weaves serious themes as subplots is commendable! I thoroughly enjoyed this book!
However I have to mention that having read her recent books like Club You to Death and The Fast and The Dead in recent years, I can see that she has grown as a writer in the sense that such for comic purposes she doesn’t use harmful annotations for people. For instance -
1. Dylan using the word ‘maal’ for describing Debjani in an editorial piece.
2. Calling a Kashmiri student terrorist.
3. Using the word chinkie repeatedly to describe Manipuris.
And many other stereotypes loosely used to give the story a comical edge. Her stories are satirical now so this kind of writing might be overlooked there but not in this one. It did itched me whenever I came across such instances.
However I have to mention that having read her recent books like Club You to Death and The Fast and The Dead in recent years, I can see that she has grown as a writer in the sense that such for comic purposes she doesn’t use harmful annotations for people. For instance -
1. Dylan using the word ‘maal’ for describing Debjani in an editorial piece.
2. Calling a Kashmiri student terrorist.
3. Using the word chinkie repeatedly to describe Manipuris.
And many other stereotypes loosely used to give the story a comical edge. Her stories are satirical now so this kind of writing might be overlooked there but not in this one. It did itched me whenever I came across such instances.