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thenovelbookshelf's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Good Indian Daughter will take you on a rollercoaster of emotions, from laughter and love to anger, rage and disbelief.
Ruhi unpacks her life in this book, from sweet childhood moments with her parents, her struggles as a teen immigrant in Australia, to her almost independent life from her parents during pregnancy.
Women of all races will connect in some way to one part or another of Ruhis' traumatic journey through life. You may relive some of your own trauma and parent's disappointments in you, you may even cry and want to withdraw or rebel as you did back then.
I'm not brave enough to write how much of this book reflected my life as a half Chinese daughter coming to Australia, but by reading this book, maybe I'm not the only one now.
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Abortion, and Pregnancy
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