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A review by c3rem0nials
The Accidental Malay by Karina Robles Bahrin
Did not finish book.
wattpad ahh novel.
edit/more comprehensive thoughts: not a very likeable character or more accurately a character i found difficult to see her point of view. discussions of sociopolitical topics are sanitised, with a very poor and cisgendered understanding of what it means to negate identity in the malaysian landscape. basically just CRA, but jasmine is already rich and everyone else just dances around her inherent otheredness. it's so blah. i couldn't bring myself to care. malay/muslims malaysians stay pressed abt this book tho cos u guys need some deserved criticism being the majority in a country with islamic supremacy. while i do think the culture criticism was poorly done the author deserves a place to criticise malay/muslim identity (albeit again not in the best way). it's a read if u want something light, no frills, reality tv translated into a book. but not for any ounce of social commentary or clever satire
edit/more comprehensive thoughts: not a very likeable character or more accurately a character i found difficult to see her point of view. discussions of sociopolitical topics are sanitised, with a very poor and cisgendered understanding of what it means to negate identity in the malaysian landscape. basically just CRA, but jasmine is already rich and everyone else just dances around her inherent otheredness. it's so blah. i couldn't bring myself to care. malay/muslims malaysians stay pressed abt this book tho cos u guys need some deserved criticism being the majority in a country with islamic supremacy. while i do think the culture criticism was poorly done the author deserves a place to criticise malay/muslim identity (albeit again not in the best way). it's a read if u want something light, no frills, reality tv translated into a book. but not for any ounce of social commentary or clever satire