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Destination Wedding
by Diksha Basu
Destination Wedding by Tina Basu revolves mainly around the lives of the Das family — Neel, Radha, and their daughter Tina who are on their way to a ‘Destination Wedding’ in India.
Tina Das is the vice president of developments for Pixl, a video content company. An American-Indian, born and brought up in the States, she is struggling to decide where she belongs – in the US or India? Tina has been failing to keep up with work since most of her ideas are shunned before they see the light. Her boyfriend, Andrew dumped her and here she is, sitting at the JFK airport, contemplating about her life.
Radha and Neel Das, Tina’s parents, have separated and are moving on in their respective lives. Radha brings her beau, David, along with her to the wedding. AWKWARD? Actually not. We’re in a progressive world where, after divorce, everyone has a chance to move on and be happy. Neel, on the other hand, has been in touch with a group that hitches widows, widowers, and divorced people together.
The wedding is like any typical Indian wedding. Lots of annoying people, booze, and rich families throwing money left, right, and centre. The story gives you an insight into what happens at Indian weddings. However, I wanted more of the ‘wedding aspect’. Tina keeps ditching the wedding rituals to find herself that we end up seeing little of the wedding.
I detest the characters of both Tina and her best friend, Marianne. I found them annoying, especially Marianne. I have my doubts about Tina. Being the centric person, I expected more development in her character, and she never failed to annoy me. At times, I wanted to shut the book on her face (if that makes sense).
The companionship between Neel and Radha was lovely. They’ve been divorced for over ten years, but the bond they share was heart-touching. The growing closeness between David and Radha was heartwarming too. Mr Das also meets a certain Mrs Sethi, a widower on his trip to India (yay!). I loved the character of grandma Nora. There is one such person in every Indian Punjabi family and I waited patiently for her appearances. The ending is like any other typical Indian wedding, ‘hotch-potch’ (as I like to call it).
The writing is strong and keeps you hooked to the book. I did like the concept of the book, how every character is looking for something, but I wanted more. I heard amazing things about Basu’s previous book and wanted to dive in as soon as possible. It’s a good read if you’re looking for something light and refreshing.
Tina Das is the vice president of developments for Pixl, a video content company. An American-Indian, born and brought up in the States, she is struggling to decide where she belongs – in the US or India? Tina has been failing to keep up with work since most of her ideas are shunned before they see the light. Her boyfriend, Andrew dumped her and here she is, sitting at the JFK airport, contemplating about her life.
Radha and Neel Das, Tina’s parents, have separated and are moving on in their respective lives. Radha brings her beau, David, along with her to the wedding. AWKWARD? Actually not. We’re in a progressive world where, after divorce, everyone has a chance to move on and be happy. Neel, on the other hand, has been in touch with a group that hitches widows, widowers, and divorced people together.
The wedding is like any typical Indian wedding. Lots of annoying people, booze, and rich families throwing money left, right, and centre. The story gives you an insight into what happens at Indian weddings. However, I wanted more of the ‘wedding aspect’. Tina keeps ditching the wedding rituals to find herself that we end up seeing little of the wedding.
I detest the characters of both Tina and her best friend, Marianne. I found them annoying, especially Marianne. I have my doubts about Tina. Being the centric person, I expected more development in her character, and she never failed to annoy me. At times, I wanted to shut the book on her face (if that makes sense).
The companionship between Neel and Radha was lovely. They’ve been divorced for over ten years, but the bond they share was heart-touching. The growing closeness between David and Radha was heartwarming too. Mr Das also meets a certain Mrs Sethi, a widower on his trip to India (yay!). I loved the character of grandma Nora. There is one such person in every Indian Punjabi family and I waited patiently for her appearances. The ending is like any other typical Indian wedding, ‘hotch-potch’ (as I like to call it).
The writing is strong and keeps you hooked to the book. I did like the concept of the book, how every character is looking for something, but I wanted more. I heard amazing things about Basu’s previous book and wanted to dive in as soon as possible. It’s a good read if you’re looking for something light and refreshing.