Born Confused

totally me!

Anybody want to figure me out this is the book to read I mean it's me from start to finish (well not the ending but you get the picture). I mean I am so totally an ABCD (American born confused desi) that it's not even funny. the parents are even exactly like mine! my mother is constantly complaining about my weight and my father is always telling me I can do better. and even though I'm engaged to someone of a different race their still trying to get me married off to someone of my own culture. Anyway good read and if you're indian (asian indian that is) and you were born in the U.S. and you need to find out exactly who you are and what you are this is the book to read

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Loved It!

I was completly immersed in this book! I felt like I knew the charcters and the story was very well written. It was sad, funny, and clever. It had a very good moral. :D

A beautuiful, hilarious, well-written book

I loved reading this book. It had so much depth and substance that anyone can relate to it. Dimple Lala is a teenage girl confused about her culture and who she is as a person. She feels she isnt Indian enough or American enough. She learns through her photography and her family that she just needs to be herself and that she defines the person she is, not her heritage. From her cousin, her best friend Gwyn, the "suitable boy", to her crazy parents, everyone has great influence on Dimple. i promise you will fly through this 500 page book. i didnt want it to end, but it left me feeling satisfied.

This book was written in an interesting way. and it was sooo funny. lol i couldnt stop laughing. i think i even laughed out loud on the train one morning, and u know what, i didnt care what anyone else though. at one point i cried too. its just that incredible. you have to read it.

Can't think of enough good words!

No matter what you're looking for in this book, you'll find it. Beautiful language, relatable story, amazing characters . . . I adore this book. It's fascinating; I could never read it too many times.

Great for everyone!

I really loved this book. It was serious but at the same time very funny. It's good for anyone who has ever felt unsure about who they were. Even if you haven't, it's still a great read. It's one of those books that really makes you feel close to the characters. While reading it I found myself upset about her problems. You can't go wrong with a book like this!

the things you need to know about this book (good and bad):

1.) as ignorant americans,it gives you an insight to other cultures 2.)it starts off tad bit slow, but does pick up 3.) may get you into trouble because you will be staying up late to read this 4.)gives you hope (eventhough that sounds cheesy) 5.)tells you what a real drag queen looks like DRAG QUEEN POWA!!! 6.)will blow your mind 7.) no includes a dull moment 8.) some of the terms may be hard to read (in which case..learn to read) 9.) everyone and anyone will have something in common with a character 10) proves that we're all human BAN RACIAL LABELS!!!

For anyone that is from a diffent culture but just wants to be American.

This book was so amazing, it just braks your heart then patches it back together. It involves just about every subject that comes to my mind- love, jealousy, gays, supposedly 'Bff's'. It's just an amazing book you will fly through it!!!!!

A reviewer

The 1st reason that i got this book was that it just looked interesting. It took me awhile to read but once i started i could not stop. This book has everythin, love, jealousy, culture, and an insight to life. The characters are so vivid and real. I love this book and recommend it to everyone. I read this book in the 8th grade and the experiences that the character had in this book helped me transfer from junior high to highschool because even though this book is fictional it has showed me that everything will always turn out alright. And that my parents are always going to embaress me but i love them anyways (you have to read the book to find out why!!)

BEST FLIPPING BOOK EVER

this book was so amazing. so true so everyone can relate. JUST READ IT AND YOU WILL UNDERSTAND

Born Confused

I guess the whole mess started around my first birthday. Amendment: my first birthday¿ So, I came out the wrong way and have been getting it all wrong ever since. (p.1) Dimple Lala is confused as always. Torn between her parents and their Indian traditions and the things and people she loves. Her parents are trying to set her up with a ¿suitable¿ boy, but Dimple wants nothing to do with anything suitable. One of the boys her parents introduce her to is Karsh. He is the perfect boy, respectful, kind, gentle and very traditional, or at least he is from what they have seen. Suddenly, Dimple and her best friend Gwyn discover Karsh may not be so suitable after all. Is he still the prefect Indian boy Dimples parents think he is or is he the boy Dimple has been dreaming of? Tanuja Desai Hidier¿s Born Confused is full of hope, heartbreak, and friendship. As soon as I started reading, I was caught in a wonderful trance. This page turning teen fiction novel keeps you on your feet while being very realistic. The images Tanuja Desai Hadier creates in your mind are colorful and vivid, for example. ¿I felt I was looking over the edge of the world. And it was a moment when all was right with the world: The music was all around and inside us. Below, a sea of people were grooving in a multiplicitous harmony.¿ Page 405. I really loved that passage because I could see Dimple standing on a balcony looking down at everyone dancing, and being completely happy and content. If you love stories about finding yourself, this is the perfect book for you.

my most favorite book ever!

i think that Born Confused was a great book! it was sooo true! i know many people that are ABCDs! and their very confused! All i know is that Born Confused was the best book i have ever read!

ABSOLUTLY AMAZING

This book was fantastic. You look into this girl's life and you immediatly are sucked in. It has amazing insight into the peer pressure of teens, our insecurities, everything. There are no words to justify just how OUTSTANDING this book is. Out of all the books I've read (which is alot) this is the best.

Trapped.

In the pages of this book there is the truth of our teenage wasteland. Problems with friends, the opposite and sometimes same sex. Drugs, culture, parents, life. You would have to be a sock puppet not to relate.

ok.. but not as good as i thought it would be

born confused was a disappointment to me because my friends told me it was awesome. it had its good moments.. but it dragged on way too much. most of it bored me.

So True!

When I read this book, the first thing that crossed my mind was the life of a typical teenager. Everything in this book reflects what teens go through everyday. Pressure is always around us. Pressures to smoke, drink and fit in are all reflected in this book. Sometimes, adults seem to think of our problems as small, but in our eyes our problems are huge. This book is a great example of the journey all teenagers go through. We all want to fit in, find the love of our lives, be true to our culture and family, and keep our friends at the same time, and yet, we have no clue as to how we're suppose to do that. As time goes by, events in our lives will help us find the way. People we meet, whether they become loves or just great friendships, will help us see in a brighter light. All a teen needs is time and they will find a way for eveything. i couldnt put this book down and I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested because all the facts are true through and through.

CAN YOU SAY AWESOME?

This book is about 17 yr. old Dimple Lala. Dimple is like all other Desis, she rebels against her culture. Having grown up in NY and not even being able to speak Hindi she isn't Indian enough for her parents, or any of the other Indians for that matter. Having to deal with her culture has prevented her from being 'American.' So now here she is, caught between being too Indian for Americans and too American for the Indians. There is one problem, INDIAN IS IN! Even her best friend has started accessorizing Indian style, even borrowing Dimple's Indian clothes and jewelry that had been too Indian for her weeks before. And there is just one more problem -- her parents are trying to set her up with some FOB Indian boy. Then she ends up falling for him when she realizes that he is way cool,a partial pot-smoking DJ to be exact. Then there is yet another complication, her best friend is in love with her guy, the guy that she had previously dismissed. Life just doesn't get any better, does it?

its real

I really liked born confused i like how the main character feels torn between being indian and being american(iam not indian but iam first generation american born from hispanic parents).I like how dimple realizes that she always missedjudeged her parents and she realizes that they are just normal people who are not trying to ruin her life. I loved how between dimple and her best friend gywn relationship there were so many things and feeling left unsaid until karsh entered their life. Everything in this book is real and it can be happening as i write this review . i really recommend this book.

Dimple, the best ABCD ever!!

I loved this book even though my hack of an english teacher didn't share my enthusiasm for the book. The way Dimple evolves as a person is what i think makes the book so great because she finally becomes comfortable with herself.

there isn't a word to explain it!

it was just so wonderful! i'm not indian, i'm mexican american, but it was very easy to relate to... too inidian for america, too american for india... it's sooo true!!! i'm so thankful to my friend who let me borrow it... i just finshed it for the 2nd time!

A Wonderful book that shows many Indian Americans Today

I felt that this book was very well made, although one part of it was rather uncomfortable to read. However, I felt that it truly gave a sample of how Indians in America are faced with the identity crisis and how they don't know where to put themselves in society. She showed really well how Gwyn, Dimple's friend, shows more interest in the 'Indian Culture' than even Dimple herself. I can relate in a way to Dipmle such that I as an Indian haven't even taken full interest in the history of my people, my culture, etc. As an Indian American, I can say that this book is very much accurate in its interpretation and explanation of how Indians in America are stuck between two worlds.