A review by menomica
Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss by Rajeev Balasubramanyam

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
I really enjoyed this book. If you really wanted to, you could boil it down to rich guy goes on a retreat for rich people and does has an epiphany, but it is a bit more subtle than that, and it’s developed in a more humanizing way.

Literally no one in this book except Jasmine was really likeable (Jean was a literal THATCHER supporter, which I didn’t even know existed). Most (except Steve and Chandra) weren’t incredibly  egregious, but they most definitely were not perfect, which I think humanized them in a sense. 

Speaking of Chandra. Holy hell he sucked. Like, up until the 80% mark, I truly was actively against him, but I never wanted to dnf the book because I had proper faith that the author would make him confront his flaes, and I was right. It was made very clear from the beginning that Chandra was a horrible husband and even worse father, and by the end he truly realized this and reflected on it, and was making constant efforts to do better.
I Ioved how we touched on the cycle of abuse with Chandras parents. I think that was really cool.
I fucking LOVED the running gag of him not knowing pop culture things
«under the influence of something called crystal meth»


Also, this book was funny. It’s a bit dry humor so it’s definitely not for everyone, but it was really nice in the reading.

I think this book was really nice and really sweet, with writing that was both articulate and casual. It’s a bit of a rough read at times, but I definitely recommend  it.
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