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When Dimple Met Rishi | Sandhya Menon
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I re-read Sandhya Menon's When Dimple Met Rishi as part of our #unabridgedpodbuddyread for June (yes, my review is quite late!), and I loved it all over again. I laughed, I cried, I raged. All the emotions, right at the surface!⠀

The book's premise is simple: Dimple and Rishi are both second-generation Indian-Americans whose parents want to arrange a marriage between the two just-graduated teens. ⬇️

UnabridgedPod Rishi's parents tell him about the arrangements, and he's good with it; Dimple's parents DON'T tell her. So, she heads off to a summer technology camp with no idea that she'll be meeting her future husband. Their first meeting is just priceless--I laughed so hard all over again. ⠀

While there's plenty that's funny in this amazing YA rom com, Menon also addresses many serious topics: ⬇️
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UnabridgedPod she takes on women (and women of color) in technology, gender roles, socioeconomic issues, the value of the arts . . . all of this is woven into the story so beautifully, but there's a nice weight to the book. Dimple and Rishi are rich, nuanced characters--I didn't always like them or agree with their decisions, even though their motivations are clear enough that I understood them. And the love story is just beautiful.⠀⬇️ 4y
UnabridgedPod We had so much fun discussing this one as a buddy read--I think we were all giddy and rapturous over the love story . . . and then there were plenty of serious details to discuss. The varied perspectives of the group were excellent, and I enjoyed hearing everyone's opinions.⠀

Who else has read this one? Do you like rom coms that include some serious concepts, or do you prefer all romance and comedy?
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cleoh I loved this one! Super excited that it got picked up by Netflix India for a tv series! 4y
UnabridgedPod @cleoh I just saw that!! I have high hopes (maybe they‘ll adapt the whole series?!). 🎉 4y
cleoh @UnabridgedPod I would love that! I‘m pretty sure they‘ve acquired the rights to the whole Dimpleverse, so who knows what could happen! 4y
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