A review by payal_reads_alot
The Marvelous Mirza Girls by Sheba Karim
2.0
A bit of coming of age, a bit of coming into culture, a bit of self-esteem builder. But all in all, it was just a slice of life book. There were some awkward parts. As expected Noreen, who was born and brought up in America as a third gen Pakistani, didn't fit in well in India in many situations. I thought the explanation of using incorrect grammar was very well put.
HOWEVER, there was too much repetition of nearly everything. All the foods gave her indigestion, all the ruins/masjids gave her a spiritual experience, all the people she met were striking, just too much! As an Indian I get that we're nearly always TOO MUCH but really?
And the whole MeToo thing was interesting. While I get what the author was trying to do, it didn't really fit with the story. Again, slice of life but really I didn't understand at the end what this was supposed to be. Eat, Pray, Love, but desi style? No thanks, didn't even like the first iteration of it.
HOWEVER, there was too much repetition of nearly everything. All the foods gave her indigestion, all the ruins/masjids gave her a spiritual experience, all the people she met were striking, just too much! As an Indian I get that we're nearly always TOO MUCH but really?
And the whole MeToo thing was interesting. While I get what the author was trying to do, it didn't really fit with the story. Again, slice of life but really I didn't understand at the end what this was supposed to be. Eat, Pray, Love, but desi style? No thanks, didn't even like the first iteration of it.