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rhondie's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Interesting look at immigrant life in the UK and cultures intersecting.
lillyxz's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Emotionales, inspirierendes Buch. Bietet einen meiner Meinung nach guten Einblick in eine für mich fremde Welt.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
jenmat1197's review against another edition
emotional
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
This is a story about Nazneen. As a young woman, she is forced into an arranged marriage to a man 20 years older. Once married she is moved from Bangladesh to London where she doesn't speak the language, doesn't understand the culture, and is away from everyone she knows. However, she focuses on being a wife and eventually a mother and finds there are times she loves her husband. However - an affair with a person her age makes her realize that leaving London and eventually going back to Bangladesh might not be what she wants.
This was a strange book. I never did really get into it. There were long drawn out chapters that were written in letter form - jumping months at a time. It was in the middle of the book and such a left turn from the plot it was startling. Then it went back to the plot. It was a long meandering book with a plot that was all over the place and the ending was unsatisfatory. I was reading this for the Rory Gilmore Challenge (which I am starting to question if I should continue) and just did not enjoy it.
martav24's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
aliencat7's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I enjoyed reading this book because it gave two perspectives of Bangladesh sisters during the period of one time line. One being an immigrant in England and adjusting to the culture there, and the other sister living in Bangladesh.
colleengeedrumm's review against another edition
3.0
Sometimes, when it seems that the world is against you, it is tempting to side with the world.
But was the good of aching for the world if she offered no balm to her own husband?
But was the good of aching for the world if she offered no balm to her own husband?