Sorry it’s a Girl

An incredible social comedy pointing out the gender differences in today’s Pakistan. I loved the depiction of the characters, even the bitchiest of them! An excellent and fun novel!

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a fascinating read!

Khan writes about love and identity in contemporary Pakistan. It's a great story that peaks into people's lives and highlights how they weave together through generation and location.

It's a thoughtful read that looks at the role of women as daughters and wives and mothers. A recommended read that examines the modern experience.

A glamorous tale of well to do women in present day Pakistan, struggling with the patriarchy and the societal norms, Highly recommended!

A glamorous tale of well to do women in present day Pakistan, struggling with the patriarchy and the societal norms, Highly recommended!

Intellectually stimulating, this book wonderfully portrays Pakistani culture and society and what is expected of women and their obedience to both family and men. Despite all the wealth that gives one a gifted life, the trappings more often than not lead to unhappiness such as Maya and Ali. The outside appearance is truly a facade for what lies beneath. I enjoyed the co mingling of stories from both the families of K and N and whom they interacted with. Arzoo stood her ground and was determined to find her happiness which is admirable. This book.was truly captivating.

A fascinating look at society’s top tier in Lahore as well as a deconstruction of what it means to be a feminist in Pakistan. Maya and Arzoo grow up together with access to everything they could every want: education, money, access, power. Reminiscent of. Kevin Kwan novel, Sorry, It’s a Girl looks at the evolution of friendships over long periods of time and questions whether having shared a childhood is enough to keep them alive. This was an interesting and informative look at modern upper class Pakistani culture Thank you to Matador and NetGalley for an advanced review copy of this book.

I received a copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

What an insight into contemporary Pakistani upper-class life - feminism, cultural and religious difference, sisterhood - it is all tackled here.

The trappings of a privileged life are here just that - trappings. Can friendship overcome trappings or just make them manageable? How far can societal norms be pushed and yet the protagonist still feels at home in the milieu?

A great read for learning about contemporary Pakistan, friendship, the good and bad of privilege, and our modern expectations.

This book gave a really good and honest insight into cultural and social expectations in Pakistani society, especially high society. I think a lot of people, especially South Asians, will be able to relate to the pressures faced by the characters in the book.
While the overall story was good, I had a lot of issues with this book. The least of which were writing errors and things that just were implausible. Trump is mentioned as being the 54th "chief minister" when he's actually 45. I just assume that was one of the many typographical errors that will be corrected. My first real problem with this book were things that were just hard to believe. For example, women talking openly about transporting saffron while at the same time talking about how valuable it is, on a public train, with a stranger. I get that they were trying to make an analogy, but still, kind of unbelievable.
This book took me such a long time to finish, one of the main reasons being so many unneeded extra words. You'll be reading about someone or some event in the story, and all of a sudden it's gone off on a tangent about something that really didn't add to the current situation. I skimmed through a lot of the book, there was just a lot of information that really wasn't necessary. When you finally got back to the actual interesting plots, they left you hanging and wondering what happened. All of a sudden it's weeks later in the story and you're confused. It was sometimes hard to find out whether you were reading about the past, present, or future. At one point Laila comes home and Maya isn't allowed to see her, then a doctor comes with a burn kit, all of a sudden, other drama happens and that particular Laila situation is never really mentioned again. What had happened to her??? Maya's mom's hospital situation was the same thing. All of a sudden, they're all in Dubai, what just happened?!! This occurs constantly in the book. The characters just seem to move forward and you feel like you missed out on some interesting drama. The book just didn't flow well til the very end. As for the ending, it wasn't horrible, but I needed more info on what happened to some of the characters.

I actually liked most of the main characters. I felt frustrated for them, but I realize this is reality for so many people in the real world. I really liked Mrs. S, with all her flaws, she was still a decent human being, which is more than I can say about Maya's parents. This book does a great job of portraying how much societal expectations are a part of all that is wrong in this world.

Thank you to Netgalley and Matador for the ARC of this book.

Sorry, It's a girl.

For these five women living in the high society of Pakistan, tradition and image are the most important things. Friendship, love, happiness, these all come second to the expectations that society has imposed on them.

Yes, they have the best of everything - the best schools, parties, luxury, homes. But things can only make you so happy in the end. They want freedom and joy - those are the things that make someone truly wealthy, but trying to navigate that is problematic at best.

I was sucked into this instantly, transported to a part of the world I don't know much about and facing the issues that women deal with here and everywhere. Exploring and examining the multiple identities women take on throughout theirs lives - girls, daughters, mothers, wives, friends in such a reflective and refreshing way, I'd definitely reccomend this book to anybody.

This was well written and well rounded, the only issue I have being it feels needlessly wordy in parts - which can make it very hard to stay in the moment and focus on the dialouge.

I had another chance to read this book. Originally it disappeared off my app. I received an email from the publisher that is was available for download again so I did. The synopsis of the story was very appealing, but once I dived into the first few chapters I knew. The story is about women in Middle Eastern society. It's a subject that interests me, but I just couldn't connect with the story. I persevered until the end, but this book was a miss for me.

I really enjoyed this. It was not what I expected in a really refreshing way. I knew nothing about Lahore and found it really interesting to get lost in the world of this book.

This was a truly fascinating, thought provoking read that I simply couldn't put down.
An in depth look at Lahore's top tier society, along with what it truly means to be a feminist in Pakistan. Arzoo and
Maya have grown up together and have had a life that has been open to opportunities to them, including education and money.
It's a girl takes a deep look at the how friendships have evolved over the years and asks the question as to whether sharing a childhood is in fact enough to keep them alive.
This is undoubtedly an informative, captivating read that everyone should read.