Living in Pakistan, most South Asian novels I read growing up felt very disconnected from my own experiences, and for the longest time i quit reading South Asian books all together. But a few years ago I made a conscious decision to read more South A...
5 words: best eldest daughter representation ever.
A Place for Us, Fatima Farheen Mirza
I loved the Muslim representation in this novel, and many of my Muslim diaspora desi friends said they felt very seen by it!
The Family Tree, Sairish Hussain
This book is essentially a Pakistani retelling of Pride and Prejudice and its such a fun read!
Unmarriageable, Soniah Kamal
I read this book for the first time in 8th grade and then reread it a few years later and I truly think it is one of the most well-written books I have ever read
The Village by the Sea, Anita Desai
I happened to stumble across this book while idly shopping and picked it up because it seemed interesting. I was SO right
The Aunt who Wouldn't Die, Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay
A mammoth of a novel but one that was soooo interestingto read - reminded me of just how messy us desi people are lol
A Suitable Boy, Vikram Seth
A reminder of my country's elitist class system but also of the resilience of children, specially young girls
Slum Child, Bina Shah
nothing to say other than please keep a box of tissues with you whilst reading this
