Rosh's Reviews

AUTHOR: Huda Fahmy GENRE: Graphic Novel RATING: 5 stars. This is one of the most hilarious and honest books I've read in recent times. Huda Fahmy, an American with Egyptian roots, is a popular comic artist with her "Yes, I'm hot in this" series that talks of life as a hijab-wearing Muslim in a light-hearted manner. "That can be arranged" talks of the universal bane of all girls from traditional families: an arranged marriage. There are so many LOL moments in this book. At the same time, I could relate to most of her personal struggles as the Indian mentality is quite similar towards its daughters. (We're probably a little worse.) Huda uses her own love story as the basis of this book. The illustrations are cute, and the humour is spot on. She writes about her insecurities before marriage in an endearing and honest way. I also loved her love for my love: Jane Austen. 😁😁 A lot of Muslim #OwnVoice representation in books sounds either extremely defensive

AUTHOR: Matt Haig GENRE: Philosophical Fiction, Fantasy PUBLICATION DATE: August 13, 2020 RATING: 3.75 stars. Remember “Dark Matter” by Blake Crouch? Every decision taken spawns into a multiverse and thereby results an endless chain of multiverses springing from decisions. What if, in your dominant life, you are always worried about the decision not taken, always burdened with the regret of what-ifs? Would you like a second chance at those decisions? Will you find the other life satisfactory, suitable, even perfect? That is essentially the theme of “The Midnight Library”. But written in a much, much better manner than “Dark Matter”. The lead character of Matt Haig’s latest book, Nora Seed, is a depressed woman in her mid-thirties. One fine evening, she realises that there is no one left in her life who needs her. As she is already struggling with her sense of self-identity and self-acceptance, this final rejection makes her take the desperate step of committing suicide. Only, instead o