A review by obscuredbyclouds
The Buddha of Suburbia by Hanif Kureishi

4.0

Smart, entertaining and funny with a dry English sense of humor. Sometimes a little bit too theatrical (as in: like a play) for my taste, but I breezed through it. I liked how it dealt with topics of sexuality, cultural identity, and politics with such ease - the main character Karim is bisexual Indian-Englishman from London sometimes milking rich people for 'The party' but not going to the important political protest because he can't be arsed. He stumbles through the novel, permanently without direction beyond immediate needs.

One other small caveat: Some of the sex scenes/talk was a little weird. I think the crudeness and strangeness added humor at times, but other times it was a bit much.