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Karim lives with his Mum and Dad in a suburb of south London and dreams of making his escape to the bright lights of the big city. But his father is no ordinary Dad, he is 'the buddha of suburbia', a strange and compelling figure whose powers of meditation hold a circle of would-be mystics spellbound with the fascinations of the East.
Among his disciples is the glamorous and ambitious Eva, and when 'the buddha of suburbia' runs off with her to a crumbling flat in Barons Court, Karim's life becomes changed in ways that even he had never dreamed of . . .
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One of the funniest & well written books I've ever read. An instant fave. Fans of Zadie Smith & Salman Rushdie, hell, even David Sedaris, will love this.
An interesting class commentary and coming-of-age story. Interesting view of politics, the theater, adultery, chosen and blood family, arranged marriages, and bisexuality/teen angst. This had funny moments, and touching ones, but ultimately felt a little emotionless, and had too objective of a narrator for me.