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A review by tiltedpages
Sugarbread by Balli Kaur Jaswal
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
"It is important to forgive others for their mistakes because we too yearns for forgiveness."
"Everybody wants to prove they are right all along, even if the whole world says they're not."
Ten year-old Pin is all confused. She couldn't figure out the imbalance between her ma and grandma. Her love towards her ma seems obstinate. She couldn't resist bombarding her dad with impulsive yet serious questions.
She can't get along with her racist friends and annoying teachers. She couldn't understand the point in following the restrictions imposed by her religion.She is playing hide and seek with God as she is getting more and more anxious each passing day at home and school.
It's the story of a girl and her mother born and brought up in a middle class household who struggles to get along easily with life. The brilliance of the narrative lies in it's ability to catch up with every nuances of such a family in it's little to complicated details. It felt like a revisit to my own childhood living with parents and the innocence in thinking what mattered the most is their happiness and well-being.
Balli Kaur Jaswal's 'Sugarbread' is an outstanding piece of literature that meticulously squeezes the essence of racism, sexism, misogyny and religious supremacy cemented to the foundation of a society. It is hard to believe how cultural and religious mismatches swallow the aspect of humanity and compassion among people. We all are raised in a manner in which sticking to a specific set of values and traditions are considered paramount that further imposes stringent rules in many aspects of our life. Did you ever think of questioning this trend? How many of us can break this chain abruptly? How many times we questioned the necessity of doing things in an expected way? Did you ever get a rational, legitimate or precise answer to this question? Reading this book helped me realize a lot about it.
"Everybody wants to prove they are right all along, even if the whole world says they're not."
Ten year-old Pin is all confused. She couldn't figure out the imbalance between her ma and grandma. Her love towards her ma seems obstinate. She couldn't resist bombarding her dad with impulsive yet serious questions.
She can't get along with her racist friends and annoying teachers. She couldn't understand the point in following the restrictions imposed by her religion.She is playing hide and seek with God as she is getting more and more anxious each passing day at home and school.
It's the story of a girl and her mother born and brought up in a middle class household who struggles to get along easily with life. The brilliance of the narrative lies in it's ability to catch up with every nuances of such a family in it's little to complicated details. It felt like a revisit to my own childhood living with parents and the innocence in thinking what mattered the most is their happiness and well-being.
Balli Kaur Jaswal's 'Sugarbread' is an outstanding piece of literature that meticulously squeezes the essence of racism, sexism, misogyny and religious supremacy cemented to the foundation of a society. It is hard to believe how cultural and religious mismatches swallow the aspect of humanity and compassion among people. We all are raised in a manner in which sticking to a specific set of values and traditions are considered paramount that further imposes stringent rules in many aspects of our life. Did you ever think of questioning this trend? How many of us can break this chain abruptly? How many times we questioned the necessity of doing things in an expected way? Did you ever get a rational, legitimate or precise answer to this question? Reading this book helped me realize a lot about it.