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No One Can Pronounce My Name by Rakesh Satyal
1.0

Another book that sounded like it couldn't miss. Set in Cleveland's Indian community it was supposed to be a funny, but serious and touching look at assimilating into American culture. Sadly, I only made it to about 60% before setting this one aside. It felt like riding in a manual transmission car with a student driver, jerking between comedy and pathos before stalling, then switching back again. The pacing was completely off. Satyal never got it into a high enough gear for a smooth ride I wanted to stick with.