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A review by tcbueti
How to Find What You're Not Looking for by Veera Hiranandani
4.0
This managed to keep lots of ball in the air successfully.
I thought the use of poetry as a device both to express Ari's feelings and for her to gain confidence and fluency in her writing ability was really well done. The poems are not stellar, but that makes sense, and they are heartfelt.
The parallel between prejudice and persecution of Jews (including of Ari by her classmate) and then of Raj (on the train--is this man bothering you?) works really well. And then the coda of the two families working together to support each other is very satisfying, if somewhat unrealistic.
I thought the use of poetry as a device both to express Ari's feelings and for her to gain confidence and fluency in her writing ability was really well done. The poems are not stellar, but that makes sense, and they are heartfelt.
The parallel between prejudice and persecution of Jews (including of Ari by her classmate) and then of Raj (on the train--is this man bothering you?) works really well. And then the coda of the two families working together to support each other is very satisfying, if somewhat unrealistic.