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Title: terrible
Review: "Madras on Rainy Days" is easily among the worst South Asian novels I have ever read. Ali tries to tackle too many issues (marriage, women, homosexuality, religion, politics), and in the end says nothing about any of them. She plays up stereotypes of Indians and Indian-Americans, and is unable to artfully incorporate any of the subtleties around these hot-button issues.The plot is slow and changes directions too quickly without ever reaching a clear climax. The wedding scenes in the first part are dry and clinical, and read like a documentary. The writing throughout is similarly amateurish and frustrating - high school students can do better.Overall, an entirely unsatisfactory waste of time.
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