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Picked this up because I enjoyed Mira Jacob's graphic novel about her life/family in NYC. This one--not so much. This novel is about several generations of an Indian immigrant family who moved to the US in the 1970s--it follows them & their lives in a couple different places. The protagonist, the daughter in the family, returns home to help with her father, who seems (maybe?) to be having some health issues--and she ends up staying much longer than planned. The mother is a real character--all ov
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I really loved this book. I was invested in the main character from the beginning, and found each theme, plot line, and character to be engaging and well done - which is impressive given how much was going on in this story. Which is perhaps my only critique - there was SO much going on that it took away from drawing out some of the characters fully enough. Strongly recommend - and I look forward to reading her memoir.
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