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I’m your protagonist—Reshma Kapoor—and if you have the free time to read this book, then you’re probably nothing like me.
Reshma is a college counselor’s dream. She’s the top-ranked senior at her ultra-competitive Silicon Valley high school, with a spotless academic record and a long roster of extracurriculars. But there are plenty of perfect students in the country, and if ...more
Reshma is a college counselor’s dream. She’s the top-ranked senior at her ultra-competitive Silicon Valley high school, with a spotless academic record and a long roster of extracurriculars. But there are plenty of perfect students in the country, and if ...more
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Well, ladies and gents, I present to you the antihero of the year: Reshma Kapoor!
Let me hear some applause! She may not be likeable exactly, let alone loveable, for that girl is so motivated and driven by the idea of one day stepping foot into Stanford as a full-time student there that she doesn’t let anything nor anyone destroy her dream. But she sure is something.
And I mean it. She really doesn’t accept for anything to go wrong. If something does, she spends entire nights trying to fix it. And ...more
Let me hear some applause! She may not be likeable exactly, let alone loveable, for that girl is so motivated and driven by the idea of one day stepping foot into Stanford as a full-time student there that she doesn’t let anything nor anyone destroy her dream. But she sure is something.
And I mean it. She really doesn’t accept for anything to go wrong. If something does, she spends entire nights trying to fix it. And ...more
Finally, a book for those of us who spent our high school years focused solely, obsessively on getting into the right college and missed out on all that fun and bonding you're supposed to do during the "best years of your life."
If that sounds boring, it's not. It's one of the funniest, most wickedly smart, and most moving books I've read in a while, and Reshma Kapoor is my new heroine.
Remember Tracy Flick, the scheming overachiever Reese Witherspoon played in Election? Imagine she was the heroin ...more
If that sounds boring, it's not. It's one of the funniest, most wickedly smart, and most moving books I've read in a while, and Reshma Kapoor is my new heroine.
Remember Tracy Flick, the scheming overachiever Reese Witherspoon played in Election? Imagine she was the heroin ...more
this book was..... unexpected.
i don't know how to coherently describe my thoughts on ENTER TITLE HERE. because although yes, i did think it was a well thought out novel, and yes, the idea is good, and yes, it captured my attention and made me want to keep reading, i didn't find it enjoyable.
the main reason for this is the protagonist, if you want to call her that. reshma is unlike any other protagonist i've read from; she's an antihero and chances are, you're not going to like her. (i certainly ...more
i don't know how to coherently describe my thoughts on ENTER TITLE HERE. because although yes, i did think it was a well thought out novel, and yes, the idea is good, and yes, it captured my attention and made me want to keep reading, i didn't find it enjoyable.
the main reason for this is the protagonist, if you want to call her that. reshma is unlike any other protagonist i've read from; she's an antihero and chances are, you're not going to like her. (i certainly ...more
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Not too many books promise you an unlikable character on the first page. And I'd say even fewer books put the fact that you'll be following a full-blown antihero right on the cover. It's rare. It's risky. And in order to pull it off effectively, I'm pretty sure the author needs to be either some world-building savant or a literary mad scientist.
Lucky for Rahul Kanakia, he's a bit of both.
Reshma Kapoor, the self-proclaimed best-of-th ...more
Not too many books promise you an unlikable character on the first page. And I'd say even fewer books put the fact that you'll be following a full-blown antihero right on the cover. It's rare. It's risky. And in order to pull it off effectively, I'm pretty sure the author needs to be either some world-building savant or a literary mad scientist.
Lucky for Rahul Kanakia, he's a bit of both.
Reshma Kapoor, the self-proclaimed best-of-th ...more
Let me tell you the reasons why I LOVED this book:
1) Protagonist Resh is Indian. Yay main character diversity!
2) Resh is not "likeable". I really hate that, especially in YA, female main characters are supposed to be likeable. Resh really isn't. She's mean, manipulative, vindictive and does whatever it takes to get what she wants. And yet I still rooted for her the whole time. Which just goes to show the whole "likeable" female protagonist idea is just bunk
3) The novel is meta on, like, 3 levels ...more
1) Protagonist Resh is Indian. Yay main character diversity!
2) Resh is not "likeable". I really hate that, especially in YA, female main characters are supposed to be likeable. Resh really isn't. She's mean, manipulative, vindictive and does whatever it takes to get what she wants. And yet I still rooted for her the whole time. Which just goes to show the whole "likeable" female protagonist idea is just bunk
3) The novel is meta on, like, 3 levels ...more
I was lucky to get an ARC of this book and I tore through it like a monster. It's unique, intelligently written, and I laughed out loud multiple times. I've also never read a YA novel that dealt so accurately and vividly with study drug abuse without being lecture-y. Most importantly, I adored Reshma, even though (orrrr maybe even because?) she was such a nightmare most of the time. There should be more female antiheroes in YA, and she is a fantastic one.
Anyway, yeah, I loved this book.
Anyway, yeah, I loved this book.
Wow...just, wow.
I'm not sure what I was expecting when I cracked open ENTER TITLE HERE, but what transpired over the pages ended up being SO much more!
Reshma, the protagonist, quickly became one of those characters I wanted to hate -- from the start, she was selfish, vindictive, and didn't care how many people she stepped on while she made her way to the top...all of them were pretty much only in her way, anyhow.
But I found it impossible to hate her. In fact, I flew through the pages, realizing ...more
I'm not sure what I was expecting when I cracked open ENTER TITLE HERE, but what transpired over the pages ended up being SO much more!
Reshma, the protagonist, quickly became one of those characters I wanted to hate -- from the start, she was selfish, vindictive, and didn't care how many people she stepped on while she made her way to the top...all of them were pretty much only in her way, anyhow.
But I found it impossible to hate her. In fact, I flew through the pages, realizing ...more
2.5
If I can describe this book in one word, it would be entertaining.
Reshma Kapoor is not talented in any way. She plagiarizes and cheats to get what she wants. And if a teacher has the nerve to give her a grade lower than a C-, she has Daddy sue them.
But at the start of the book, I did like her. I found her entertaining. Unique. And you know what? She is. Rahul Kanakia said she isn't likeable and, believe me, she's far from. She's not an antihero. I couldn't sympathize with her. She trea ...more
If I can describe this book in one word, it would be entertaining.
Reshma Kapoor is not talented in any way. She plagiarizes and cheats to get what she wants. And if a teacher has the nerve to give her a grade lower than a C-, she has Daddy sue them.
But at the start of the book, I did like her. I found her entertaining. Unique. And you know what? She is. Rahul Kanakia said she isn't likeable and, believe me, she's far from. She's not an antihero. I couldn't sympathize with her. She trea ...more
"Pitched as Gossip Girl meets House of Cards".
Just as long as I get me a Chuck Bass rendition
Just as long as I get me a Chuck Bass rendition
Aug 15, 2016
Jen
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So after complaining (below) about this book's incomprehensible synopsis, I did read it and have mixed feelings (about the book, not the synopsis. The synopsis makes no sense and doesn't really reflect the book.)
On the positive side, I liked the writing. I felt that the author -- a guy -- did an impressive job at nailing the voice of a teen girl. And even though the main character is hard to characterize (an every girl? an anti-hero? a victim of circumstance?) I was drawn in by her. Though I'm u ...more
On the positive side, I liked the writing. I felt that the author -- a guy -- did an impressive job at nailing the voice of a teen girl. And even though the main character is hard to characterize (an every girl? an anti-hero? a victim of circumstance?) I was drawn in by her. Though I'm u ...more
I loved this book in a way that I haven’t loved many books, because the truth is, this book isn’t like many other books. Sometimes you hear people describe a great story as “something unlike anything I’ve ever read.” Well, in this case, ENTER TITLE HERE really is entirely unlike anything I’ve ever read.
And I loved it.
The main character, Reshma Kapoor, is a lot of things. She’s queen of the study machines at her ultra-competitive Silicon Valley high school, poised to be valedictorian, and has h ...more
And I loved it.
The main character, Reshma Kapoor, is a lot of things. She’s queen of the study machines at her ultra-competitive Silicon Valley high school, poised to be valedictorian, and has h ...more
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This book is unique for a couple of reasons.
First, Reshma--whose name I adore and love to say aloud--is an anti-heroine; a protagonist I felt I was reading about from a distance, which seemed like the safest way to handle her. Reshma was someone I wished would do well, yet she often left me cringing. At the same time, I couldn't stop wanting to know if she ever learned to do what was right. Akin to Blair Waldorf from Gossip Girl, I ...more
This book is unique for a couple of reasons.
First, Reshma--whose name I adore and love to say aloud--is an anti-heroine; a protagonist I felt I was reading about from a distance, which seemed like the safest way to handle her. Reshma was someone I wished would do well, yet she often left me cringing. At the same time, I couldn't stop wanting to know if she ever learned to do what was right. Akin to Blair Waldorf from Gossip Girl, I ...more
This book is insanely good. The writing is absolutely stellar and the main character is deep and real and interesting and, while not a typical YA protagonist or a particularly likable person, I LOVE HER. She's the best anti-hero I've ever read in YA. I will recommend this book to everyone I know and I will read anything Rahul Kanakia writes forever and ever, Amen. I also have that strange electrified feeling that comes from being in early on something you think everyone will be talking about in
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It didn't take long into Kanakia's brilliant debut for Reshma Kapoor to ascend to my list of all-time favorite narrators. There's a lot of adjectives you can throw at Reshma that would stick. Competitive. Ruthless. Intense. Overachieving. The oh-so-dreaded "unlikeable." But what I kept coming back to as I read this book, what kept sucking me in, was how deeply complex she was. Sure, her exterior was sharp as a knife. This wasn't some girl you'd want to come babysit your kids. There's nothing gen
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Wow. This book grabbed me from the first page. Reshma is a hilarious, diabolical antihero who refuses to surrender to the reader's expectations of her, even as she's devising a novelized version of her life, in which she plans to give critics and librarians the character arc that she thinks they'll like. Her story is surprising and funny, and despite everything, it's almost impossible not to root for her and care about her. Along the way, ENTER TITLE HERE subtly weaves in some important ideas ab
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This book's sharp-eyed hero will stun you. Reshma Kapoor knows there’s a game to getting into a top college and she is prepared to crush the game and win. Some may call her flawed, but Reshma has no patience for such people: too dim to see discomforting truths or too weak to take advantage of them.
Oh, Reshma gets her comeuppance, but then too she refuses to surrender. And when others press upon her their meaning for her story? She refuses those, too.
I LOVED THIS BOOK. ENTER TITLE HERE is as inte ...more
Oh, Reshma gets her comeuppance, but then too she refuses to surrender. And when others press upon her their meaning for her story? She refuses those, too.
I LOVED THIS BOOK. ENTER TITLE HERE is as inte ...more
This book was fantastic, ambitious and very funny. I really feel that I need to reread it because there are so many gems in here - the book begs you to read it twice. I love the inventive format and Reshma Kapoor is the absolute perfect antihero.
It's been a few weeks since I finished this book and I'm still thinking about it. I think that's the sign of a fantastic read. I hope you'll pick this one up when it's out in 2016.
It's been a few weeks since I finished this book and I'm still thinking about it. I think that's the sign of a fantastic read. I hope you'll pick this one up when it's out in 2016.
A very special and very different book. I have a lot of feelings about this one.
"To start with, I'm your protagonist-Reshma Kapoor-and if you have the free time to read this book then you're nothing like me."
I have seen many low reviews for this book and I understand why. Reshma Kapoor is not a likable character. She is aggressive, selfish, and honestly a cheater. However, you come to understand why she is this way and you cannot help but sympathize with her. Her one goal has always been to g ...more
"To start with, I'm your protagonist-Reshma Kapoor-and if you have the free time to read this book then you're nothing like me."
I have seen many low reviews for this book and I understand why. Reshma Kapoor is not a likable character. She is aggressive, selfish, and honestly a cheater. However, you come to understand why she is this way and you cannot help but sympathize with her. Her one goal has always been to g ...more
I received an ARC of this book for an honest review.
First, I can say that I wasn't sure what to expect when I cracked open Rahul Kanakia's ENTER TITLE HERE. But wow, was I hooked from the first page. Reshma is one of my most favorite main character's ever because she's so real. Notice I said real. She's not necessarily likable. No, she's quirky. She jumps the gun. She's funny. She's ridiculously smart, and at the same time naive, which I LOVED. She's manipulative. And she's a B-word sometimes, ...more
First, I can say that I wasn't sure what to expect when I cracked open Rahul Kanakia's ENTER TITLE HERE. But wow, was I hooked from the first page. Reshma is one of my most favorite main character's ever because she's so real. Notice I said real. She's not necessarily likable. No, she's quirky. She jumps the gun. She's funny. She's ridiculously smart, and at the same time naive, which I LOVED. She's manipulative. And she's a B-word sometimes, ...more
DNF at 52%
This book just got really strange, really fast. When the word, "murder," became repeated across an entire page, I decided that I had read enough. The main character is very hard to relate to. She is a threatening, rude and spoiled individual. I need a protagonist that is more relatable than this to enjoy a book.
This book just got really strange, really fast. When the word, "murder," became repeated across an entire page, I decided that I had read enough. The main character is very hard to relate to. She is a threatening, rude and spoiled individual. I need a protagonist that is more relatable than this to enjoy a book.
Kanakia's witty, smart debut is sure to be a hit with teens and the crossover market as well. His spot on writing and unapologetic main character make for an un-put-downable story that will make you laugh out loud. A don't miss.
Why would I feel so deflated after finishing a book so charged and intricate and hilarious and honest? Well, I too have a contemporary YA debut coming in 2016. It's also about an antihero that absolutely refuses to learn the lessons the book asks of him because he's too damned stubborn. The thing is that Reshma's tale is more nuanced and unforgiving and beautiful than Jaxon's. My only hope is that my book has more video game references and so should provide the hook that will--UG. Even reading E
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Meet Reshma Kapoor: ruthless, beautiful, totally badass.
I adored this book, most especially for our main character, Reshma. I love "unlikeable" characters, especially female ones, and Reshma did not disappoint. She is incredibly driven and won't let anything stand in her way--all while being laugh out loud funny. Again and again, she meets and overcomes obstacles at all costs. I was cheering for her the whole time (with a horrified look on my face), especially as the book wrapped up surprisingly ...more
I adored this book, most especially for our main character, Reshma. I love "unlikeable" characters, especially female ones, and Reshma did not disappoint. She is incredibly driven and won't let anything stand in her way--all while being laugh out loud funny. Again and again, she meets and overcomes obstacles at all costs. I was cheering for her the whole time (with a horrified look on my face), especially as the book wrapped up surprisingly ...more
Normally I'm okay with characters being slightly terrible people... I would be the first to admit that some of my favs have done some very bad / questionable things. But the main character of this book, Reshma, was pretty horrible. For parts of it I could understand her but... Gosh. I relate to parts of it. I understand the intense desire to have a perfect GPA and be the top of the class and want to get into the best college. But Reshma was a step past that and I just couldn't believe her. At al
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When I hear the word "anti-hero" I turn the other way. I want a main character I can envision being friends with and root for them all the way to the end. This book is NOT the typical book I read, and I could not put it down! With the competitiveness of colleges today, teenagers have to prove over and over again they are super-humans who are superior above all other teens who are doing the same thing. Reshma was no different, and she was ruthless in her pursuit of valedictorian. This author did
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I'm not sure I've ever read a book quite like this! At times laugh-out-loud, at times heartfelt, and cleverly written. I actually kind of...loved Reshma? She's pretty horrible but also intensely likable, and I wanted to clutch her to my chest as often as I wanted to smack her. She reminded me a bit of me in high school, if my parents were rich and I had no friends. I recognized the AP course calculations and cutthroat jostling for class rankings a bit too well, haha.
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This also contains several s ...more
As a high school student in Silicon Valley myself (this book is actually set in my hometown!), I was expecting a lot from Enter Title Here. Unfortunately, I found the protagonist to be unsympathetic and difficult to relate to.DNF at 50 pages
Reshma is on track to become valedictorian at her competitive Silicon Valley high school. But being valedictorian and having over a 4.0 GPA isn't enough to get accepted to Stanford, so Reshma decides to query for a literary agent and publish a book.
In ...more
Very strange book.
Reshma Kapoor is an antihero to the extreme. Selfish, ruthless, crass. Antihero stories are fun to read, so I stuck with her, even though her motivations made no sense after the first half of the book.
Resh is writing a YA novel to get an agent to make her application to Stanford stand out. To make it more authentic, she's going to try having some YA heroine tropes in her real life. She's gonna fall in love and have a best friend while cheating and blackmailing her way to the to ...more
Reshma Kapoor is an antihero to the extreme. Selfish, ruthless, crass. Antihero stories are fun to read, so I stuck with her, even though her motivations made no sense after the first half of the book.
Resh is writing a YA novel to get an agent to make her application to Stanford stand out. To make it more authentic, she's going to try having some YA heroine tropes in her real life. She's gonna fall in love and have a best friend while cheating and blackmailing her way to the to ...more
Unlike anything else I have ever read. Protagonist Reshma Kapoor perfectly encumbers all the stereotypes about Indian students: she is a highly competitive driven scholar, spends hours studying daily, has critical engineer parents, and plans to go to med school. Reshma readily admits and points out the stereotypes at the same time she personifies them. She is truly a wretched character; so singularly focused on acceptance into Stanford she takes pleasure in humiliating and crushing all those in
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As I couldn't help scribbling in my status updates, this book was SO refreshing. So loved the main character (and how she was so consistently despise-able...and yet not!), the construct, the concept, the complex and unbox-able characters! (Apparently this book makes me make up words!)
There's something to be said for reading about a high-achieving high school student of color in Northern California, just saying. :) And every time she said "hella" my little heart skipped a beat.
There's something to be said for reading about a high-achieving high school student of color in Northern California, just saying. :) And every time she said "hella" my little heart skipped a beat.
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Rahul Kanakia’s first book, a contemporary young adult novel called Enter Title Here, is coming out from Disney-Hyperion on August 2nd, 2016. Additionally, his stories have appeared or are forthcoming in Apex, Clarkesworld, Lightspeed, The Indiana Review, and Nature. He holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Johns Hopkins and a B.A. in Economics from Stanford, and he used to work in the field of
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“I'm not a sympathetic main character. My quirks are not lovable. I am not clumsy. I am not overwhelmed by life. I am not unlucky in love.”
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“The thing no one understands about me is that sometimes, once in a while, I get this feeling like I can do anything, and that feeling is so rare and so beautiful that it's really hard not to simply surrender to it.”
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