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A review by fishky
Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin
5.0
I can't believe a book described as a romantic comedy made me cry, but it did. Several times.
Jane Austen shoutouts, the frustration of working with allegedly progressive white women, delighting in gross food, a neighborhood community full of Characters and weird family members, the absolute guilty pleasure of the enemies to lovers trope, dealing with xenophobic bigots, the complications of living your truth in a world that has the Internet, the lie of objective law and balanced journalism, internet relationships, balancing mistakes and personal accountability, what it means for things to be better but not the best, and anxiety about "relative" success and incremental change...too bad Hana Khan hates cats, because otherwise I love this perfectly awkward character. Read this book in one sitting.
(Sidenote: unfortunately, the best character might actually be her cousin)
Jane Austen shoutouts, the frustration of working with allegedly progressive white women, delighting in gross food, a neighborhood community full of Characters and weird family members, the absolute guilty pleasure of the enemies to lovers trope, dealing with xenophobic bigots, the complications of living your truth in a world that has the Internet, the lie of objective law and balanced journalism, internet relationships, balancing mistakes and personal accountability, what it means for things to be better but not the best, and anxiety about "relative" success and incremental change...too bad Hana Khan hates cats, because otherwise I love this perfectly awkward character. Read this book in one sitting.
(Sidenote: unfortunately, the best character might actually be her cousin)