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A review by acolly
Western Lane by Chetna Maroo
3.0
I’m not sure why I thought I would like this. I think I was compelled to read about a sport I know nothing about, squash. Turns out I don’t care about squash at all and reading about it was boring, to say the least.
Gopi’s story was more interesting. A young girl dealing with grief over the loss of her mother, her relationships with her two sisters, and her crush on her squash partner. Her loser dad being into her squash partner’s mom and not being able to take care of his daughters was probably realistic, but Gopi’s lack of opinion over him was annoying.
Her communication with her father was too vague and confusing for it to feel important. I’m starting to think parts of this story were above my head.
Some of it I still liked, so I’ll keep it at 3 stars. Would still be interested to read more from this author.
Gopi’s story was more interesting. A young girl dealing with grief over the loss of her mother, her relationships with her two sisters, and her crush on her squash partner. Her loser dad being into her squash partner’s mom and not being able to take care of his daughters was probably realistic, but Gopi’s lack of opinion over him was annoying.
Her communication with her father was too vague and confusing for it to feel important. I’m starting to think parts of this story were above my head.
Some of it I still liked, so I’ll keep it at 3 stars. Would still be interested to read more from this author.