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A review by dlberglund
Enter Title Here by Naomi Kanakia
4.0
This was a really interesting novel of a diary that poses as a novel. Very meta, all in all. As if having a teen-ager write a diary posing as a novel ( and just to look good on her college apps, not because she wants to be a writer or get into an MFA program) isn't enough, Reshma has a therapist who is an aspiring novelist. Dr. Wasserman frequently injects levity, metaphor, and writing lessons to our narrator.
From the onset, Reshma tells us that she isn't very likeable, and she's not. But she's honest, and unwaveringly self-serving. I don't even love to hate her, as the adage should go; I respect her single mindedness while simultaneously being glad she's not actually in my life.
While I understand that this all seems to be inspired by a "memoir" of a few years ago, I was unaware of that (I guess I slept through 2007?), and took this book on its own.
From the onset, Reshma tells us that she isn't very likeable, and she's not. But she's honest, and unwaveringly self-serving. I don't even love to hate her, as the adage should go; I respect her single mindedness while simultaneously being glad she's not actually in my life.
While I understand that this all seems to be inspired by a "memoir" of a few years ago, I was unaware of that (I guess I slept through 2007?), and took this book on its own.