Tehrangeles: A Novel
NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR BY VOGUE, HARPER'S BAZAAR, W MAGAZINE, AND VANITY FAIR! - MEET THE MILANIS. FAST-FOOD HEIRESSES, L.A. ROYALTY, AND YOUR NEWEST REALITY TV OBSESSION - "Think the Kardashians meet Little Women and Crazy Rich Asians...An indelible, uproarious snapshot of young womanhood."--Vogue "Delightfully twisted and heartfelt...Khakpour is a satirist extraordinaire." --Kevin Kwan - "Funny, devastating, and filled with dazzlingly accurate observations about the absurdities of our age, this is a story and family that will stay with you long after you finish."--Marjan Kamali Iranian-American multimillionaires Ali and Homa Milani have it all--a McMansion in the hills of Los Angeles, a microwaveable snack empire, and four spirited daughters. There's Violet, the big-hearted aspiring model; Roxanna, the chaotic influencer; Mina, the chronically-online overachiever; and the impressionable health fanatic Haylee. On the verge of landing their own reality TV show, the Milanis realize their deepest secrets are about to be dragged out into the open before the cameras even roll. Each of the Milanis--even their aloof Persian cat Pari--has something to hide, but the looming scrutiny of fame also threatens to bring the family closer than ever. Dramatic, biting yet full of heart, Tehrangeles is a tragicomic saga about high-functioning family dysfunction and the ever-present struggle to accept one's true self.
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I picked up this book for a summer easy read but instead was a bit disappointed in the lack of proper cultural references and glorified shallow self esteem issues that we made to be satires and normalized. I thought this book would be a fun unique read with Iranian reference but instead from myself frustrated to see that maybe the author didn't do the basic research such as Persian language for Iranians = Farci. Tehrangeles = Well known terminology for the proud Iranian culture of the Los Angeles area. Instead this seemed like a vapid family who were ashamed of their culture/roots and always aiming for whatever the materialistic Western world strive for in the social media/film world. Honestly, I found this book to be written in a naïve, vapid, childish manner. Not only did it lack any depth or real plot but instead of it being a light-hearted read, it was just a frustrating read that even a youth reader wouldn't enjoy.
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