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architha_thebookishdweeb's review
2.0
Love at first sight. A farce. Something that doesn't happen in real life. Yet, there are people who claim it to be theirs. Dreamers. Wonder if it'll be my story too.
'Chocolate Guitar Momos' is a fun light romantic read with the basic storyline of boy meets girl in a wild goose chase and they get separated due to unavoidable circumstances. Typical romance.
I liked the story and the sheer vulgarity the characters presented because face it, no one is innocent in real life. But there were some problematic aspects that I had to call out and which led to it not being a 5 star read for me.
No. 1 - sexist tropes.
"A girl being able to ride a bike as well as a guy isn't a big deal, but it's not a good sign on those lines either."
"I think the percentage of girls who actually want a stepmom is less than 0.000001"
"He was also praying that his beliefs about women being naturally bad drivers would be proven wrong and Aastha would get them home and dry with each of their 206 bones intact."
and more...
Honestly, I was very offended. Not because this is the first time I'm hearing it but because I've been hearing these exact statements for a very long time. And for it to be put in a book with acute normalization? I can't even. If I were to write a review along these lines, I'd say this book is for misogynistic male chauvinist characters who support and are absolutely fine with the age old demeaning of women.
No. 2 - fat shaming
Okay, I get the fact that the protagonist and others are angry, and that he wants to call out his ex-girlfriend, but that isn't a playing field for his buddies to fat shame a woman, or even a man. They were 'happy' that the protagonist was dumped because that 'b*tch' was fat.
I know this happens in real life and I can't deny that. But this isn't the 1900s. This shouldn't be normalized.
These two factors were completely unnecessary and spoilt the whole feel of the book. I wanted a light read but I didn't get it.
But if you guys can brush through all these without getting offended or even triggered, I'd say go for it. 'cause it's fun!
'Chocolate Guitar Momos' is a fun light romantic read with the basic storyline of boy meets girl in a wild goose chase and they get separated due to unavoidable circumstances. Typical romance.
I liked the story and the sheer vulgarity the characters presented because face it, no one is innocent in real life. But there were some problematic aspects that I had to call out and which led to it not being a 5 star read for me.
No. 1 - sexist tropes.
"A girl being able to ride a bike as well as a guy isn't a big deal, but it's not a good sign on those lines either."
"I think the percentage of girls who actually want a stepmom is less than 0.000001"
"He was also praying that his beliefs about women being naturally bad drivers would be proven wrong and Aastha would get them home and dry with each of their 206 bones intact."
and more...
Honestly, I was very offended. Not because this is the first time I'm hearing it but because I've been hearing these exact statements for a very long time. And for it to be put in a book with acute normalization? I can't even. If I were to write a review along these lines, I'd say this book is for misogynistic male chauvinist characters who support and are absolutely fine with the age old demeaning of women.
No. 2 - fat shaming
Okay, I get the fact that the protagonist and others are angry, and that he wants to call out his ex-girlfriend, but that isn't a playing field for his buddies to fat shame a woman, or even a man. They were 'happy' that the protagonist was dumped because that 'b*tch' was fat.
I know this happens in real life and I can't deny that. But this isn't the 1900s. This shouldn't be normalized.
These two factors were completely unnecessary and spoilt the whole feel of the book. I wanted a light read but I didn't get it.
But if you guys can brush through all these without getting offended or even triggered, I'd say go for it. 'cause it's fun!
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