Babyji : Stonewall Book Award Winner (Paperback)

from lorax

I expected to like this book, and I really wanted to -- Indian food, quantum mechanics, and babydykes, what's not to like? I started this book, about a lesbian high-schooler in Delhi, with high hopes. However, I found it flat and disappointing. Sixteen-year-old Anamika was a very realistically po...

from bluepigeon

The one thing I like about this book is that it does not shy away from sexual scenes. Not that it is full of them, but certainly they are where they should be, and perhaps more. With that said, after about half way, everything that seems entertaining and engaging turns a bit annoying. Perhaps we ...

from JeremyPreacher

I am not super excited to read about teenagers discovering their sexuality, but at least Babyji has a *lot* of sexuality to discover. The part that struck me the most was the simultaneous utter amorality and obsession with right and wrong of the narrator - I suspect all teenagers are sociopaths w...

from Maggie_Rum

I found the main character's sexual feelings and acts rather refreshing. Usually, in Indian literature, the characters find it hard to break the mold of the socially conservative Indian culture. Babyji breaks that mold, and instead of focusing on how to figure out sex and love, the book focuses m...

from PhoenixTerran

Anamika Sharma is an intelligent and fairly precocious sixteen-year old Brahmin high school student in Delhi in the 1980s. But, she still has some room to learn and grow, especially regarding relationships and how her actions effect others. Throughout the novel she pursues three affairs, one with...