Shaila is so supportive, and her relationship with Rukhsana is such a nice touch I’ve never really noticed this, but I don’t think cousins are often major players in YA books? And my cousins are such a big part of my life that all of these scenes really hit. Aunty Meena’s lesbianism conversation was so iconic. I also adored reading about the support of other parts of Rukhsana’s family. “Every time I say something bad about my family, it becomes more about where I come from than just regular stuff people go through with their parents.” I loved this conversation Rukhsana has with her friends: And indeed, I liked the portrayal of the fact that even the thoughts of Rukhsana’s parents are influenced by their background as fucked up as what they are doing is, they are not portrayed as evil people, simply deeply misguided ones. There's an excellent discussion here of Bengali LGBTQ activism Sohail's character is an amazing touch and made me love this book so much about halfway through ( the mlm/wlw solidarity. I think the value of this book is its representation of the fact that not every Bengali person thinks the same way, as American media outlets and White American cultural centers often assume.
Rukhsana’s situation is handled with a good deal of care her scenario is deeply psychologically terrifying, and I think the author does an excellent job of playing around with this. So despite my three-star, there were a lot of fantastic aspects of this that I’m sure many will really enjoy!! The representation of Bengali culture is #ownvoices and feels very full-of-heart. The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali follows Rukhsana, a gay girl who is sent to Bangladesh and put into an arranged marriage after being caught in kissing her girlfriend. I really wish this book had been given more editing rounds. Through reading her grandmother's old diary, Rukhsana gains some much-needed perspective and realizes she must find the courage to fight for her love without losing the connection to her family as a consequence. But when her parents catch her kissing her girlfriend Ariana, all of Rukhsana's plans fall apart.Her parents are devastated and decide to whisk Rukhsana off to Bangladesh, where she is thrown headfirst into a world of arranged marriages and tradition. Luckily, only a few more months stand between her carefully monitored life in Seattle and her new life at Caltech.
She rolls her eyes when they blatantly favor her brother and saves her crop tops and makeup for parties her parents don't know about.
With a welcome mix of humor, heart, and high-stakes drama, Sabina Khan provides a timely and honest portrait of what it's like to grow up feeling unwelcome in your own culture.Seventeen-year-old Rukhsana Ali tries her hardest to live up to her conservative Muslim parents' expectations, but lately she's finding that impossible to do.
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