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Blue Boy (2009)

by Rakesh Satyal(Favorite Author)

3.74 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0758231369 (ISBN13: 9780758231369)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Kensington

review 1: Sweet little Kiran is on a voyage of self-discovery in Blue Boy, so confused and unhappy and socially inept. His traditional Punjabi parents are very hard on him,they don't get him at all, not seeing any of the sweet uniqueness that make him so utterly special in his "difference." He has his Strawberry Shortcake (and Blueberry) dolls, he's taking ballet, he's incredibly smart, he's an artist...and he can sew. His failures at trying to fit in are funny and heartbreaking and sad, ending with Kiran performing Whitney Houston's "How Will I Know" in his 6th grade talent show...in his mother's traditional Indian sari.
review 2: I enjoyed reading this book, especially for the examination of people who live between cultures (in this case, Hindu and American). One of m... morey favorite images in the whole book was when Kiran learned about Venn diagrams and wondered whether it's possible that a person could be the only person in the middle of a series of intersecting Venn diagrams and never find anyone else like himself.That said, there were at least six glaring typos or inconsistencies that really held me back from getting fully lost in the book. I know six typos are very few to knock two stars off, but there you go. Anyway, I'd definitely recommend it. I read the entire book between two two and a half hour plane flights, so it's a very quick read. I think if you're interested in the main subjects it covers you'll eat it up quickly and enjoy it. less

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