If You See Me, Don't Say Hi

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A nicely turned collection focusing sharply on the Indian-American experience, especially on characters on the verge of mainstream success. My favorite story is probably "Taj Mahal," a frenemy tear jerker--the main character, an outsider fiercely taking hold of inside privilege, represents a nond...

from Beamis12

LOVE AND LOSS, follow the characters in these eleven beautifully written stories. They follow various scenarios in the lives of characters of Indian descent, maintains their own customer, while navigating new lives in the states. The title story is so usual the one that stands out and concerns tw...

from DKnight0918

Wonderful collection of short stories.

from sidiki

This is a valid description of the plight faced by the Indian ( as well as all) immigrants in the US while trying to fit in with the mainstream kids And being embarrassed by the close knit Indian community. However I hope the sleeping around of young Indian girls is not that common as the author ...

from Cariola

Usually I enjoy novels and stories about the immigrant experience and the issue of first generation Americans. For example, I loved [The Namesake], [[Jhumpha Lahiri]]'s novel about a young Indian-American whose identity straddled two worlds. Patel's short story collection covers some of the same ...