A review by sarasofraz
One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter: Essays by Scaachi Koul
4.0
I loved it!!!! SO funny, cute, sad, relatable, and well-written essays about living the life of a brown woman in western country. I mean any woman who can get both of her hands stuck in two different salsa jars at the same time is relatable.
I literally wanted to call my mum as soon as I read this:
Nothing bad can happen to you if you're with your mom. Your mom can stop a bullet from lodging in your heart. She can prop you up when you can't. Your mom is your blood and bone before your body even knows how to make any.
Other great tidbits are:
But the sound that's made when someone, say, cuts an item of clothing they weren't supposed to is criminal. It's the dying scream of someone you love. It is the final whisper of your pride. It is the quietest slap in the face you will ever feel.
white people love skiing: they're always doing weird shit with snow.
James works in finance now. He lives in Boston. We are all eventually punished for our sins.
The piece about indian weddings is TOO REAL. Anyone having been to weddings since their childhood having to sit in uncomfortable chairs and uncomfortable clothes and waiting for the ceremonies to end knows that it is HELL and one day you will be the one everyone keeps pulling and pinching and doing things to as a rag doll.
The piece about online harassment and rape culture is just fucking sad. I hate the world sometimes.
I literally wanted to call my mum as soon as I read this:
Nothing bad can happen to you if you're with your mom. Your mom can stop a bullet from lodging in your heart. She can prop you up when you can't. Your mom is your blood and bone before your body even knows how to make any.
Other great tidbits are:
But the sound that's made when someone, say, cuts an item of clothing they weren't supposed to is criminal. It's the dying scream of someone you love. It is the final whisper of your pride. It is the quietest slap in the face you will ever feel.
white people love skiing: they're always doing weird shit with snow.
James works in finance now. He lives in Boston. We are all eventually punished for our sins.
The piece about indian weddings is TOO REAL. Anyone having been to weddings since their childhood having to sit in uncomfortable chairs and uncomfortable clothes and waiting for the ceremonies to end knows that it is HELL and one day you will be the one everyone keeps pulling and pinching and doing things to as a rag doll.
The piece about online harassment and rape culture is just fucking sad. I hate the world sometimes.