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Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran

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challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I am not a clever reader. I like fluffy books, mysteries with no real consequences and romances. Part of why I read is to escape the world around me. But every now and then I pick up a book that is clever and digs into the world around us and this book was that. It was not an easy read, but it was a very worthwhile one. 

It started out quite slow but by the middle of the book I was hooked and I cannot stop thinking about it. What a delight to read such well written and rounded characters. What a delight to read such a variety of characters. This is an incredible portrayal of Australia, that calls our society out exactly as it should. 

Graphic violence, depictions of racism, depictions of cis white men acting like cis white men. Also, lots of light spots, calm moments and quite funny one-liners. 
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