I definitely liked seeing it though, and I think Menon did a really good job of showing his character and all his flaws. It's always interesting when we get the stereotypical gender norms flipped, the guy being the hopeless romantic and the girl being harder to persuade. He was still a great guy and a well-rounded character, but I think he had some issues that just made me connect with Dimple more. It's something I think a lot of people tend to shy away from discussing, but I think it was an important part of her character and is extremely relevant today. Dimple also talks a lot about feminism and misogyny throughout the book. He had to work for her affections, she didn't hand them out freely.
She didn't see Rishi and instantly fall in love. She was a bit hard headed at times, but I really appreciated that about her character. She knew exactly what she wanted and she wasn't going to be persuaded otherwise. Now obviously, this is a romantic comedy, so things don't get too serious, but it was nice to have a real world issue as the conflict, not the typical rom-com drama. And I think that is exactly what this book is doing - starting a conversation and looking at some of the reasons as to why Christianity has become the default. For example, Rishi makes it a point to say "Oh my gods" instead of "Oh my God." He explains that he does so that people will ask him questions about his religion, to start a conversation. I would also imagine that for Hindu readers, this book would be a lot of fun to read, especially with so many non-Christian references. I had actually taken an Intro to the Hindu Tradition course at my university last semester so I was able to get a bunch of the references to Hindu culture.
Dimple and Rishi both talked about their Indian and Hindu home life and traditions and they helped give an insight into a life that is different from my own. Following an awkward first meeting, Dimple and Rishi are partnered up for the project and have to spend the rest of the program working together.įirst of all, I loved how diverse this book was. When his parents suggest he attend the Con to meet Dimple and see if a marriage match is viable, Rishi agrees. He's always looked up to his own parents' fairy tale romance. So when her parents allow her to go to Insomnia Con, the 6-week summer program where you compete to design an app, Dimple cannot wait! Rishi is more of a hopeless romantic. Dimple lives and breathes computer coding, it's her dream. The story follows two teenaged Indian-Americans, Dimple and Rishi.
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