Review of Passage from India

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[Following is a volunteer review of "Passage from India" by Harold Mondol.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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Being part of an interracial family comes with many good things. But at the same time, it also comes with disadvantages. Life is not easy, but it is more colorful when you are faced with many struggles and wins.

Passage from India is a memoir by Harold Mondol. In this book, the author shares what life was like as an Indian American. In this book, he shares the beginnings of his mother arrival in Calcutta in the 1920s as a Methodist educational missionary. The author shares how his mother met his father, and what their family was like when he grew up. In addition to that, the author also shares more of his journey going to America and building a name and a family of his own.

First of all, I am a big fan of memoirs. I am thankful I got the opportunity to read and review this memoir. It was a refreshing read, and a break from all the chaos in everyday life. One of the things I liked about this book is the simplicity and the honesty of the author. He was generous in sharing so many of his experiences as a mixed-race person in India and America.

One of the greatest strengths of this book is that it is so easy to read. Readers would be surely hooked from start to finish. I felt like I was part of the author's journey from the day he was born. Writing a memoir requires a lot of honesty and vulnerability on the author's side. I am really glad that the author was honest and straightforward with his stories. It also opened up my perspective on what life is actually like with an interracial family.

Aside from that, I also liked that the storytelling in this book had a very seamless transition from one chapter to the other. I appreciate that the author took his time to start this memoir with how his parents met. In that way, it was an interesting way to jumpstart his story and how he came into this world. In addition to that, there is nothing I disliked about this book, and I find this book to be exceptionally well-edited.

Overall, I would rate this book a 5 out of 5. This is a great memoir you should check out. I would also recommend this to all readers who are interested in memoirs or are interested in knowing more about cultural diversity.

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Passage from India
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