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Summary: WOW
Review: Born Confused is an amazing book. I have never read anything like it before. From it, I have learned so much about being open and whats important in life. The main character Dimple is just awesome. There are times when you could really relate to her. The other characters of this book also feel so real, its incredible. The auther did an amazing job describing every character.The book is very funny. I found myself laughing quite often as I read it. Hopefully a movie will soon be in the works...
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Summary: Half-as-Long would be Twice-as-Good
Review: We read this book for a teenage girl book club. Interesting characters, fascinating situations. But Born Confused is way too long. Too many self absorbed thoughts and rather uninteresting musings by the main character. If you wish to read it, pull out the tips from your last speed-reading course and skip every other paragraph. Let's hope Ms. Hidier writes again, but gets a better editor next time! She's got a lot of potential.
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Summary: Best Book Ever!
Review: When I first started to read the book, I realized that this book could really connect with Indian teens living in the USA. Since I am and Indian teen living in the USA, I could really connect with it. I would recommend it to anyone, because the main points of the story can be for anyone in different cultures.
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Summary: teenager reading
Review: I really enjoyed reading this book. I think the author is great and I think she must be an awesome person. The book is interesting and portraits the insecurities of most teenagers. What you get from this is that no matter where you live or what kind of culture you belong to, teenage years will be really tough on you even if you don't admit nor show it.But... not to worry - it will pass and you will have a break of about 15 years until the upcoming complications!!! I hope the author matures and keep bringing us something.
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Summary: FUNNEST book ever!!
Review: I've read alot of books by Indian authors lately, but this one has to be the funnest one of all, yes, I said funnest. It's a great story, that's real hard to put down. The character of Dimple is hilariously frustrating. You get caught up in all her confusion, and sometimes I felt like I just wanted to grab her by the shoulders and shake her. I've lent this book to every girl in my family, and they all love it, too. One thing about the story that we all noticed is that the author can be very discriptive about the things around the characters. We assumed that since she is a screenwriter, she's sets up the scenes with all the props and surrounding that would be seen in a screenplay. Sometimes, it got to be a bit too discriptive, other than that the story is so well written, and I can't wait for more great works by this great author and I hope to see this story someday be made into a movie, like Bend It Like Beckham.
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Summary: Born Confused
Review: Born Confused has got to be one of the most genuine books I have ever read. It really relates to how teens feel today. Dimple and her journey through the teenage years relates so much to the real lifes of todays teens. You feel Dimples pain her joy and her sorrow. From jealously to break ups, from hard times to shake ups we are all born confused and this book truly explains that.
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Summary: Great book You wont be able to put it down
Review: Born Confused is a novel about a Indian-American girl who does not know where she fits in in society. She is not American enough for Americans and she is not Indian enough for the Indians. In the middle of trying to find where she stands in her culture her best friend, Gwen, takes over. Gwen not really having a culture of her) own(because her parents are divorced and preoccupied with other things) becomes to love the fact that Dimples parents are from India and begins to learn how to be Indian, dressing in traditional clothes, going to Indian conventions, and throwing parties cooking Indian food. This book shows cultural diversity in Dimples home and outside of home. She lives in two different worlds, one where she trys to understand herself,the other trying to understand her culture.
I could not put this book down, it grabs you so you get to know the charaters and you hope everything will work out for them.
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Summary: The Tale of the ABCD...
Review: A deep and engrossing read, Born Confused deals with the life of second generation Indians in the US. Seen through the eyes of an observant, confused, and many times, sarcastic, teenager, the story is certainly very entertaining, at least most of the time. The colorful characters and (almost) realistic plotline kept me reading well into the night. Sure, there were times when I just wanted to pound some characters' heads into mush with the blunt end of an ax. But maybe that was because Dimple's experience reminded me of my own. This was the only book that ever made me cry, because it was so close to the experiences and the difficulties that I went through as an adolescent. It is a very touching tale of a girl straddling the gap between two cultures until she one day learns to fuse her two separate identities into one. And a few pages into the book, you'll realize, as I did, that this isn't the idealized depiction of second-generation Indian culture. This is the real thing, the kind of culture that Indian parents have little knowledge of the existence of. Still, the book is not perfect. The utterly long, self-absorbed, and, I think, stupid thoughts that run on for pages and pages in the middle of the book is boring and needless. And the perfect ending is altogether too sitcom-ish. However, the main reason I loved this book was not because of the central story, but because of the sub-plots, especially the ones involving Dimple's cousin and Zara. The book really opened my eyes to the diversity of the Indian culture, in a way that I did not know, like the existence of hirjas. I greatly enjoyed this book and would recommend it to all teenagers, but especially ABCDs.
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Summary: Captivating read!
Review: 17-year old Dimple Lala is confused. She doesn't know where she belongs; with the Indian society, or with the American society. To all of the Indians she is too American and vice versa with America. Her best friend Gwyn has been getting on her nerves lately. Gwyn (who can pull off any fashion statement) is basically a taller version of Marilyn Monroe in appearance. She's been getting everything she wants, saying things before Dimple has an opportunity to say anything. The only consolation that Dimple has is her beloved camera, Chica Tikka. When Dimple's parents set up a meeting with a friend who has a son, Karsh, (hint:hint) Dimple doesn't give the meeting a chance. She says it is bound to be a complete disaster. Later when Dimple goes to a Desi club,(haha) she finds out that Karsh is better than she judged him for. Dimple goes through relationship issues with Gwyn, Karsh, and even her parents. Throughout all of this with humor, Dimple learns several intense lessons on life. Excellent read for teens~
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Summary: No need to be an American Indian to enjoy
Review: I absolutely love this book. Even though I have blond hair blue eyes, etc... i felt like i could connect with the main character. She like many people is trying to find herself amongst her friends and family. She also is the best friend to the beautiful girl; always feeling that naturally no one could possibly choose to be with her over this "perfect" friend. What she discovers, however, is that she is beautiful too: inside and out. READ THIS BOOK!
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