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A review by artfromafriend
Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier
3.0
After finishing this audiobook (which was 14 hours long), I realized that I'll miss the characters in this book. This book was certainly wasn't perfect but wow, Born Confused is undeniably special.
- This book explores a variety of themes - family, friendship, love, arranged marriages, cultural identity, alienation from her Indian heritage, following your dreams, and growing up - all which are explored very thoroughly and with nuance.
- Loved how the narrative grew with Dimple; how her perceptions and presumptions change as she learns more about her identity and that she can be proud of it.
- Features a complex friendship with her best friend, Gwyn, who is white and does try to appropriate Dimple's culture.
- The romance was sweet but a little lacking in dimension and depth.
- Lastly, it was long. Positive: everything was thoroughly developed and made the narrative multifaceted and complex. Negative: it does feel like it drags a little bit.
- This book explores a variety of themes - family, friendship, love, arranged marriages, cultural identity, alienation from her Indian heritage, following your dreams, and growing up - all which are explored very thoroughly and with nuance.
- Loved how the narrative grew with Dimple; how her perceptions and presumptions change as she learns more about her identity and that she can be proud of it.
- Features a complex friendship with her best friend, Gwyn, who is white and does try to appropriate Dimple's culture.
- The romance was sweet but a little lacking in dimension and depth.
- Lastly, it was long. Positive: everything was thoroughly developed and made the narrative multifaceted and complex. Negative: it does feel like it drags a little bit.