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Desirable Sister
Desirable Sister | Taslim Burkowicz
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Gia and Serena Pirji are sisters, but as the first-generation born in Canada to immigrant parents, their lives play out in different ways because of their skin tone. Gia's fair skin grants her membership to cliques of white kids as a teen, while Serena's dark skin means she is labelled as Indian and treated as inferior. This superficial difference, imposed by a society obsessed with skin colour and hierarchy, sets the sisters into a dynamic that plays out throughout their lives. In a world where white skin is preferable, the sisters are pitted against each other through acts of revenge and competition as they experience adultery, ruined friendships, domestic abuse, infertility and motherhood. Taslim Burkowicz's vivid, sensory-rich writing style brings readers to the party scene in Goa, suburban supermarkets in Vancouver and a safari in Africa, where Gia and Serena navigate through the highs and lows of a tumultuous, loving relationship. The Desirable Sister reveals the bitter games of treachery women are forced to play to achieve the ranks of beauty and success, and ultimately shows the strength of love between sisters.
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MoniqueReads305
Desirable Sister | Taslim Burkowicz
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1) I'm hoping to complete the whole 24 hours. (I'm behind on my yearly reading goals.

2) For a #readathon I have a set TBR, but I try to make it as diverse as possible so I can switch it up if needed.

3) Coffee

4) Both 😭 Insomnia

5) Nope. I suck at readathons. I just like to participate.

6) Memoir, Contemporary Lit, and Horror Comic

7) All three.

#24B4Monday

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Sward7
Desirable Sister | Taslim Burkowicz
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Great story line but too linear and one-dimensional. Two generations of Indian immigrants living in Canada deal with the effects dark and light skin tones in 2 generations of sisters.