The Buddha of Suburbia

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Summary: WHATS WITH THE DOG?
Review: While the narrator is even tempered and very much a reliable, steady narrator, he hungers for the bizarre, yet realizes the limitations of that search when he sees his rocker friend. It is an amazing picture of 1970's London, and a searing picture of race relations in that city. The characters are all engaging, and the way the plot revolves around the development of Karim as an actor is great. There's a part when he is talking about his relationship and experiences with his Indian girl-friend that epitomizes the book, "so sometimes we were afro-american, and sometimes we were ... , but we were supposed to be English." Sorry, I don't have the book in front or I'd complete the quote, name the girl, and even tell you the page. But give me a helpful vote anyway because it's good for my ego and good for your soul.