No One Can Pronounce My Name

This book was unexpected in so many ways. It's an excellent example of literary fiction; it's character-driven rather than plot-driven. It also has alternating POV and wry observations to keep it moving along, providing insight to some characters' past while primarily focusing on Harit and Ranjana's experiences in the present. I thought the pacing was a tad slow but fitting for the story itself and the characters' evolutions. I think the thing that surprised me most is that the buzz made me think it would be about a young man, and so it made for a different reading experience.