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An awesome book! a must read for desi chickies.. i loved it! I could so relate to it..
anyone else read it?
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what is it about?
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*...It tells the story of three thirty-something Asian women – firm girlfriends about to have their bonds severely tested by men, marriage and careers. There's the drudgingly married Sunita – once student anarchist, now dowdy struggling mother; the sexy, swaggering Tania – media babe/bitch who has everything sussed (apart, of course, from her personal relationships); and there's the naïve Chila, who the other two like to think they are protecting from the harsh realities of their worlds. When Chila marries catch-of-the-community Deepak – all fast cars, black ash and slightly dodgy London money – the women's relationship changes subtly. As her marriage falls apart, Chila slowly becomes the survivor of the group, whilst the others find themselves taking their cues from her.
Witnessing Chila's liberation from her velour-suited, fitted kitchen-with-samosas-always-at-the-ready world is a thrill. Her transformation is one of the wonders of the book – taken slowly and with tender humour, hers is nothing like those magazine make-overs in self-esteem. Chila's was always there: it was more a question of other people seeing it. Another jewel is the acidly comic depiction of Tania's struggles in the world of television that sees her as an exotic pet. Tania wants to take on those white men in suits, but finds that in doing so she ends up playing their game: used as the token Asian woman, she is alienated from the very community she is supposed to represent...
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sounds good, i just finished Interpreter of Maladies and was hoping to find another Desi angled book.
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read it years ago, about 3 times!! It's quite funny, can relate to some issues but not all, its going to be made into a 3 part drama serial by i think the BBC.
iv just finished reading The NameSake by Jhumpa Lahiri's has anyone read it?
i liked her style of writing but it was quite boring...i dunno.
Im getting out all my Hanif Kureshi books now, time for re-read, then maybe i'l tackle Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde again.
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It is not just for desi girls. I read it!!! There is a little girl in all of us. 
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^ haha cute :) yeah its a really good book huh? sorry Matty.. i just thought desi girls could really relate to some of the things said in it... but then again, desi men could also relate to Akash and Deepak haha
Miss Mohabbat, what books do u recommend babe?
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erm, to tell u the truth, im sick to death of these desi books!! i know, i know, but theres only so much relating one can do, i feel as if iv read all of them!
i love Hanif Kureshi’s work though, he really is good, you read anything by him?
My Son the Fanatic was excellent.
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yeah me too!!! the reason why im sick of the desi books is cus they're all so negative.. i mean all bag the culture... ie Brick Lane.. but yeah this one was pretty good actually.. it showed the good and bad and humorous side of our culture
na i havent read his books... do u reckon they'd be available here? i was gonna go get Moth Smoke next... have u read that?
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Iv heard of Moth Smoke, cant remember the author though...aint read it
He's a desi writer obviously, but his books are very different, i dont really know how to describe him, hes just really good. but yeh im sure you'l be able to get his books from down there. Im sure he's well known...google him.
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hmm Moth Smoke is supposed to be an awesome book.. everyone who has read it has told me to get a copy.. apparently there is a movie out too... i'll find the name of the author for u
hmm interesting, where is the author located? is he pakistani?
ok Moth Smoke is by Mohsin Hamid
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Loved the book "life isn't all.." you see a bit of yourself, your friends and all in each character...
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I just finished the body…my first Hanif kureshi..It was good.
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got myself a copy like 4-5 years ago.. still hav it.. and luv it ..... :-)
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read “intimacy” and “the Budda of Suburbia”, “love in a blue time” is also brilliant.
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I completely agree.
I found myself identifying with so much in this book … the culture, mindset, attitudes, views … I love the fact this book is primarily set in East London. I actually recognized places referred to in the book.
They are making it into a 3 part mini-series that will be aired on the BBC sometime next month. Meera Syal herself is playing the character of Sunita.