juliterario's review against another edition
3.0
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LOVED IT. En serio que tenía grandes dudas respecto a si leer esta novela o no. ¿Valdría la pena? ¿Qué iba a encontrar acá? Pero como era un libro corto... Lo leí igual.
No me esperaba lo que encontré en este libro. Los personajes, los temas tan profundos y significativos que Sandhya Menon explora en esta novela... Lo adoré todo. Me encantó Dimple, tan fuerte y soñadora y trabajadora. Me vi reflejada en ella taaantas veces, tal como me vi reflejada en Rishi más de una vez. Me gusta pensar que la autora quiso esto desde el principio: volcar pequeñas partes de todos nosotros en dos personajes tan opuestos, pero tan reales al mismo tiempo. "When Dimple Met Rishi" es algo que podría llamarse una historia de amor. En este punto, cuando me dicen "historia de amor", se me vienen a la cabeza mil clichés y diálogos forzados y súper profundos. Este libro no es así. ES REALISTA. Porque, vamos, el romance adolescente es awkward; es embarazoso y torpe. No está formada de conversaciones profundas y escenas donde todos siempre dicen la cosa perfecta. Me pareció que "When Dimple Met Rishi" era una historia de amor adolescente de este estilo, REALISTA. Y amé cada segundo de eso.
DISFRUTÉ MUCHÍSIMO ESTA LECTURA. Si, leería este libro dos veces más y todo.
¿Por qué le di sólo 3 estrellas, entonces? La verdad es que, sin importar lo mucho que haya amado este libro y lo mucho que me hizo pensar, no se me ocurre ninguna razón para darle más estrellas. Simplemente no encuentro esas razones.
¿Qué no me gustó? Es un libro un tanto predecible. En mi cabeza, tenía dos posibles finales. Uno era el que yo creía, el que volvía el libro súper predecible, y el otro era un final alternativo al anterior, uno que me sorprendiera. Pero ese último nunca sucedió. Me pareció que esta novela habla de temas duros y reales, habla sobre ser un adolescente de una manera que nunca había visto antes; pero a la vez es demasiado "¡Yey! ¡Arco iris y unicornios!" No sé. Hubieron partes que odié porque contradecían lo que para mí era la esencia del libro, y otras que lo volvieron inolvidable.
¡SE LOS RECOMIENDO a pesar de todo!
LOVED IT. En serio que tenía grandes dudas respecto a si leer esta novela o no. ¿Valdría la pena? ¿Qué iba a encontrar acá? Pero como era un libro corto... Lo leí igual.
No me esperaba lo que encontré en este libro. Los personajes, los temas tan profundos y significativos que Sandhya Menon explora en esta novela... Lo adoré todo. Me encantó Dimple, tan fuerte y soñadora y trabajadora. Me vi reflejada en ella taaantas veces, tal como me vi reflejada en Rishi más de una vez. Me gusta pensar que la autora quiso esto desde el principio: volcar pequeñas partes de todos nosotros en dos personajes tan opuestos, pero tan reales al mismo tiempo. "When Dimple Met Rishi" es algo que podría llamarse una historia de amor. En este punto, cuando me dicen "historia de amor", se me vienen a la cabeza mil clichés y diálogos forzados y súper profundos. Este libro no es así. ES REALISTA. Porque, vamos, el romance adolescente es awkward; es embarazoso y torpe. No está formada de conversaciones profundas y escenas donde todos siempre dicen la cosa perfecta. Me pareció que "When Dimple Met Rishi" era una historia de amor adolescente de este estilo, REALISTA. Y amé cada segundo de eso.
DISFRUTÉ MUCHÍSIMO ESTA LECTURA. Si, leería este libro dos veces más y todo.
¿Por qué le di sólo 3 estrellas, entonces? La verdad es que, sin importar lo mucho que haya amado este libro y lo mucho que me hizo pensar, no se me ocurre ninguna razón para darle más estrellas. Simplemente no encuentro esas razones.
¿Qué no me gustó? Es un libro un tanto predecible. En mi cabeza, tenía dos posibles finales. Uno era el que yo creía, el que volvía el libro súper predecible, y el otro era un final alternativo al anterior, uno que me sorprendiera. Pero ese último nunca sucedió. Me pareció que esta novela habla de temas duros y reales, habla sobre ser un adolescente de una manera que nunca había visto antes; pero a la vez es demasiado "¡Yey! ¡Arco iris y unicornios!" No sé. Hubieron partes que odié porque contradecían lo que para mí era la esencia del libro, y otras que lo volvieron inolvidable.
¡SE LOS RECOMIENDO a pesar de todo!
loriemegistus's review against another edition
3.0
Honestly, this was cute and really helped with a reading slump I felt myself going in. It wasn’t ground-breaking and I really kind of hated some of the things Dimple did and also just in general kind of hated her as a character but other then that.... it was what I was wanting to help with a slump. 2 and a half stars.
meowlo's review against another edition
3.0
This was an easy, fairly cute read with some problems.
There was a WHOLE LOT of “not like the other girls” trope going on here, as well as woman on woman jealousy, hate, etc. This book is about teenagers, so it’s slightly excusable because teenagers definitely can be that way, but it was annoying to read.
The first scene of them two together was more than a bit much. Rishi “attacked” her by walking over and making a joke? Hm. I don’t know how the author defines “attack” but it doesn’t seem to be in the way the rest of us do.
Dimple goes off about misogyny a couple times in this book and it feels heavy handed. Are these things misogynistic? Yes. Do I need you to spoon feed that to me? No.
I felt similarly about the ending. Is it crappy and obvious why the “aberzombies” (I never want to see or hear that phrase again) got what they got? Yes. You don’t need to have a character sit me down and head pat the lesson to me or to Dimple. Dimple knows why it happened. She doesn’t need to be told so therefore, I, as the reader, also don’t need to be told.
Dimple can be incredibly mean to people but there is some character growth on that front, I guess. She eventually stops speaking before thinking. Good for her. She slips up when emotional, but don’t we all.
Anyways. It was a cute easy read but, to reiterate, has a decent amount of flaws. I wouldn’t recommend this book to my friends unless they were already holding it in their hands, desperate for anything at all to read on a summer day.
There was a WHOLE LOT of “not like the other girls” trope going on here, as well as woman on woman jealousy, hate, etc. This book is about teenagers, so it’s slightly excusable because teenagers definitely can be that way, but it was annoying to read.
The first scene of them two together was more than a bit much. Rishi “attacked” her by walking over and making a joke? Hm. I don’t know how the author defines “attack” but it doesn’t seem to be in the way the rest of us do.
Dimple goes off about misogyny a couple times in this book and it feels heavy handed. Are these things misogynistic? Yes. Do I need you to spoon feed that to me? No.
I felt similarly about the ending. Is it crappy and obvious why the “aberzombies” (I never want to see or hear that phrase again) got what they got? Yes. You don’t need to have a character sit me down and head pat the lesson to me or to Dimple. Dimple knows why it happened. She doesn’t need to be told so therefore, I, as the reader, also don’t need to be told.
Dimple can be incredibly mean to people but there is some character growth on that front, I guess. She eventually stops speaking before thinking. Good for her. She slips up when emotional, but don’t we all.
Anyways. It was a cute easy read but, to reiterate, has a decent amount of flaws. I wouldn’t recommend this book to my friends unless they were already holding it in their hands, desperate for anything at all to read on a summer day.
drshakespeare's review against another edition
4.0
One of those satisfying books where the nice thing almost always happens.
elizabeth_h8's review against another edition
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
ajojobear's review against another edition
5.0
I knew I was going to love this book, when I was six pages in and had to stop to grab my Post-it Flags.
WDMR is the perfect Summer YA Contemporary. Dimple Shah is very driven and extremely headstrong. She has hopes of attending Insomnia Con this summer. Little does she know that she’ll soon meet Rishi Patel the traditional romantic; Who is planning to sweep her off her feet. Their love story is definitely not simple at all, but was well worth the journey.
I could gush about this book FOREVER😍💕! I’m so sad it’s over and I definitely hope there are novellas somewhere in the future. I absolutely loved the “Non-Date” scene. That hands down put Rishi on my list of Book Boyfriends 💛.
Another scene worth mentioning is when Dimple called her parents after meeting Rishi. I reread that a couple times laughing with tears in my eyes.
Overall such a great book with diverse characters that YA and books in general so desperately need. I also loved how we were exposed to Urdu throughout the book. I like being able to stop and look something up, and actively learn something about someone else's culture. I hope to see more of this representation in YA.
WDMR is the perfect Summer YA Contemporary. Dimple Shah is very driven and extremely headstrong. She has hopes of attending Insomnia Con this summer. Little does she know that she’ll soon meet Rishi Patel the traditional romantic; Who is planning to sweep her off her feet. Their love story is definitely not simple at all, but was well worth the journey.
I could gush about this book FOREVER😍💕! I’m so sad it’s over and I definitely hope there are novellas somewhere in the future. I absolutely loved the “Non-Date” scene. That hands down put Rishi on my list of Book Boyfriends 💛.
Another scene worth mentioning is when Dimple called her parents after meeting Rishi. I reread that a couple times laughing with tears in my eyes.
Overall such a great book with diverse characters that YA and books in general so desperately need. I also loved how we were exposed to Urdu throughout the book. I like being able to stop and look something up, and actively learn something about someone else's culture. I hope to see more of this representation in YA.
kassimesserly's review against another edition
3.0
3.5*
This book was a good contemporary for Valentine's week. I enjoyed the fluff and the love that was in this book. I was kind of underwhelmed by the plot and the setting a little bit. It may have been a bit insta-lovey, but Rishi made it worth while! He was so adorable, so relatable, and just a genuine soul. Dimple was kind of a hot mess at times, but overall, this was a good read.
I listened to most of this book on audiobook, and there were several times I found myself not paying attention. The speakers were great, I just think the content at some points were pretty boring so I tuned it out. Down the road, I will probably physically read this book to obtain more of the story.
One of the main problems I had with this book was the back and forth Rishi and Dimple had with their relationship. It almost gave my whiplash! They were just everywhere. What I did enjoy, however, is the look into the lives of Indian heritage and learning about Hinduism. The diverse characters were very unique and interesting.
This book was a good contemporary for Valentine's week. I enjoyed the fluff and the love that was in this book. I was kind of underwhelmed by the plot and the setting a little bit. It may have been a bit insta-lovey, but Rishi made it worth while! He was so adorable, so relatable, and just a genuine soul. Dimple was kind of a hot mess at times, but overall, this was a good read.
I listened to most of this book on audiobook, and there were several times I found myself not paying attention. The speakers were great, I just think the content at some points were pretty boring so I tuned it out. Down the road, I will probably physically read this book to obtain more of the story.
One of the main problems I had with this book was the back and forth Rishi and Dimple had with their relationship. It almost gave my whiplash! They were just everywhere. What I did enjoy, however, is the look into the lives of Indian heritage and learning about Hinduism. The diverse characters were very unique and interesting.
taylorreadsbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Super cute! Loved the diversity of the book and getting a look into another culture and American born children of immigrants.
librarycutie's review against another edition
3.0
So I started reading When Dimple Met Rishi with high expectations. I have heard a lot of people say they absolutely loved it and that it was so diverse, cute, and one of the best books this year. I didn’t enjoy it as much as I wanted to but I did enjoy it, I thought it was very cute and fast-paced.
It was diverse because it was about two teenage Indian Americans trying to break through their standard expected lives to try and be themselves when their parents want them to take the route they were born into, like arranged marriages.
Dimple was a feminist, which at first I was all for, but then I noticed she was kind of annoying, and a throw-it-down-your-throat feminist who was already on her own route to life but still wanted to complain about her parents, a little bit too much. No biggie. After all, I don't recall her thanking them for introducing them, *wink wink* The love story was so cute, honestly, and were absolutely hilarious together.
Something I really loved is that it’s so diverse and it brings more diversity to the YA contemporary books and was overall enjoyable with a few problems. I liked that Dimple was really nerdy and really into computers and tech.
In the beginning I was loving the story and really liked Dimple and Rishi, but once I was 3/4 i started to not enjoy it as much. I thought it was too cheesy and not as exciting as before, I started to not enjoy Dimple, or any of the characters actually. I almost put the book down but wanted to see how it ended. I like how it ended, though, it ended like a cheesy contemporary would, giving the reader satisfaction and relief.
I think that because of my high expectations I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. Regardless, I'm looking forward to Sandhya Menon's new book next year.
It was diverse because it was about two teenage Indian Americans trying to break through their standard expected lives to try and be themselves when their parents want them to take the route they were born into, like arranged marriages.
Dimple was a feminist, which at first I was all for, but then I noticed she was kind of annoying, and a throw-it-down-your-throat feminist who was already on her own route to life but still wanted to complain about her parents, a little bit too much. No biggie. After all, I don't recall her thanking them for introducing them, *wink wink* The love story was so cute, honestly, and were absolutely hilarious together.
Something I really loved is that it’s so diverse and it brings more diversity to the YA contemporary books and was overall enjoyable with a few problems. I liked that Dimple was really nerdy and really into computers and tech.
In the beginning I was loving the story and really liked Dimple and Rishi, but once I was 3/4 i started to not enjoy it as much. I thought it was too cheesy and not as exciting as before, I started to not enjoy Dimple, or any of the characters actually. I almost put the book down but wanted to see how it ended. I like how it ended, though, it ended like a cheesy contemporary would, giving the reader satisfaction and relief.
I think that because of my high expectations I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. Regardless, I'm looking forward to Sandhya Menon's new book next year.