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A review by dilchh
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
4.0
Honestly I wasn’t expecting much, and yet by the time I finished reading this book, I am blown away by how sweet the book was. I couldn’t like Dimple even if I tried, and yet I applaud her drive in learning and pursuing her passion. It was not lost on me that I had wished I could be like Dimple when I was younger; know what I want for my future, fought tooth and nail with my parents in pursuit of my passion, and actually felt heartbroken when everything didn’t go the way I wanted. I’ve spent my entire high school and throughout university years feeling blasé about it all. I had no clear purpose or plan in life, not even passion so to see a character such as Dimple portrayed so vivacious and honest and selfish at times was refreshing.
I thought I would have hated Dimple, seeing that even halfway throughout the book and I still couldn’t see myself liking her, but I didn’t hate her. It was refreshingly honest to see a character like Dimple, though she is passionate and strive to break down misogyny and the traditional expectation of being a woman, we can also see how her brassiness does not always mean she’s right. She got into problems and heated discussion because of her brassiness, and I thank the author for that. Dimple has the no nonsense attitude but it doesn’t mean she can be free of fault from her choices, and to see some of her choices backfired to her face is a nice touch.
Onto the story, this was your plain and simple teenage love story. But it is also more than that. This is about making a statement for your life. What you want in your life. How to take control of your life. And how no matter what you choose, controlled and predictable life or the unpredictable and adventurous life, it is still yours if that is how you want it. This is about fighting for your life, present and future. From the eyes of Dimple, we see the fiery spirit of fighting against people’s expectations of her. From Rishi’s eyes, we see the spirit of respecting and honouring one’s parents whilst also able to maintain what you personally want when it is not the same as your parents’ wish.
Now speaking of Rishi, hot damn, how do you write a person like that? Seriously, how? I thought Park (from Eleanor and Park) was the only boy I could ever fall for, and yet, here comes Rishi with his sweet and sure attitude on life. I was smiling a small smile the whole time I read this book.
This was such a sweet and well written YA romcom. Some people might not quite enjoy the ending, I clearly didn’t when I finished reading the book. But after quite some time, I realised that the ending wasn’t bad, and it was actually well written and cute that I didn’t quite hate it at the end.
I thought I would have hated Dimple, seeing that even halfway throughout the book and I still couldn’t see myself liking her, but I didn’t hate her. It was refreshingly honest to see a character like Dimple, though she is passionate and strive to break down misogyny and the traditional expectation of being a woman, we can also see how her brassiness does not always mean she’s right. She got into problems and heated discussion because of her brassiness, and I thank the author for that. Dimple has the no nonsense attitude but it doesn’t mean she can be free of fault from her choices, and to see some of her choices backfired to her face is a nice touch.
Onto the story, this was your plain and simple teenage love story. But it is also more than that. This is about making a statement for your life. What you want in your life. How to take control of your life. And how no matter what you choose, controlled and predictable life or the unpredictable and adventurous life, it is still yours if that is how you want it. This is about fighting for your life, present and future. From the eyes of Dimple, we see the fiery spirit of fighting against people’s expectations of her. From Rishi’s eyes, we see the spirit of respecting and honouring one’s parents whilst also able to maintain what you personally want when it is not the same as your parents’ wish.
Now speaking of Rishi, hot damn, how do you write a person like that? Seriously, how? I thought Park (from Eleanor and Park) was the only boy I could ever fall for, and yet, here comes Rishi with his sweet and sure attitude on life. I was smiling a small smile the whole time I read this book.
This was such a sweet and well written YA romcom. Some people might not quite enjoy the ending, I clearly didn’t when I finished reading the book. But after quite some time, I realised that the ending wasn’t bad, and it was actually well written and cute that I didn’t quite hate it at the end.