A review by beccabecsbec
Londonstani by Gautam Malkani

3.0

All of the reviews are pretty much spot on: the dialect and characters are difficult but extremely authentic, the last fifth of the book essentially switches genres to become a thriller (I would describe most of it as a contemporary character study or coming-of-age novel), and the major twist at the end is... puzzling. I like the focus on youth culture, but I've read better novels that focus on London's SE Asian immigrant community.