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raintaxi's review
3.0
- i really enjoyed how the writer uses a backdrop of hinduism to talk abt her personal experiences
- this was a really hearty book, and it made me feel and remember many things abt my own life
- i think so often writing abt india/ or what gets published when writing abt india (re: jhumpa lahiri) is just,, exoticization, self-hatred, and underlying white-centrism but this isn't like that
- sometimes i did feel that this was meant for a non-indian-hindu audience but i dont think that pulls away from the impact the book has
- im glad i read this! reading indian/south-asian things always make me yearn for weeks for absolutely no reason
- my fave essays: With Love to Captain Nemo, Goddesses, On Seeking Answers
big big tw// sexual assault
- this was a really hearty book, and it made me feel and remember many things abt my own life
- i think so often writing abt india/ or what gets published when writing abt india (re: jhumpa lahiri) is just,, exoticization, self-hatred, and underlying white-centrism but this isn't like that
- sometimes i did feel that this was meant for a non-indian-hindu audience but i dont think that pulls away from the impact the book has
- im glad i read this! reading indian/south-asian things always make me yearn for weeks for absolutely no reason
- my fave essays: With Love to Captain Nemo, Goddesses, On Seeking Answers
big big tw// sexual assault
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