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A review by starryeyedenigma
Paper Moon by Rehana Munir
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
You know how a lot of us just seem to breeze through life, with just a nod to the internal or external issues at hand, rather than delving deeper into anything really? How some of us are privileged enough to be handed our dreams on a platter and sometimes never meet any bad people at all? Well, that's this book for me.
I enjoyed reading the book, because the lead character Fiza, reminded me a lot of myself. Someone who comes from a place of privilege, has some good intentions, loves books, deals with deeper issues in life by running away from them or not really acknowledging them, and finds romantic problems to be the biggest of her issues than anything else. Yep - if it rings a bell to you too, then maybe a lot of us are like that. So in that aspect, I liked reading about Fiza's story - how she gets to open up a bookstore and realises it was her dream in the end. This was a cultural potpourri of a story with a lot of nod given to places in Bombay/Mumbai, London, and Scotland. In this story, hindus and muslims and parsis and married and single people, and divorced people are all just part of one big family, who have their ups and downs, but nothing that would bring about any lasting animosity. Everything is forgiven eventually and everyone lives happily ever after.
So read this book, if you're looking to read about books or want to read a simple and feel good story written by an Indian female author. But do leave all your practical and righteous feelings aside.
I enjoyed reading the book, because the lead character Fiza, reminded me a lot of myself. Someone who comes from a place of privilege, has some good intentions, loves books, deals with deeper issues in life by running away from them or not really acknowledging them, and finds romantic problems to be the biggest of her issues than anything else. Yep - if it rings a bell to you too, then maybe a lot of us are like that. So in that aspect, I liked reading about Fiza's story - how she gets to open up a bookstore and realises it was her dream in the end. This was a cultural potpourri of a story with a lot of nod given to places in Bombay/Mumbai, London, and Scotland. In this story, hindus and muslims and parsis and married and single people, and divorced people are all just part of one big family, who have their ups and downs, but nothing that would bring about any lasting animosity. Everything is forgiven eventually and everyone lives happily ever after.
So read this book, if you're looking to read about books or want to read a simple and feel good story written by an Indian female author. But do leave all your practical and righteous feelings aside.