No Ordinary Thursday
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- Author：Anoop Judge
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Summary
A family， broken by the shattering turns of a single day， will do anything to find their way back to one another。
Lena Sharma is a successful San Francisco restaurateur。 An immigrant， she’s cultivated an image of conservatism and tradition in her close-knit Indian community。 But when Lena’s carefully constructed world begins to crumble， her ties to her daughter， Maya， and son， Sameer—both raised in thoroughly modern California—slip further away。
Maya， divorced once， becomes engaged to a man twelve years her junior: Veer Kapoor， the son of Lena’s longtime friend。 Immediately Maya feels her mother’s disgrace and the judgment of an insular society she was born into but never chose， while Lena’s cherished friendship frays。 Meanwhile， Maya’s younger brother， Sameer， struggles with an addiction that reaches a devastating and very public turning point， upending his already tenuous future。
As the mother， daughter， and son are compromised by tragedy， secrets， and misconceptions， they each must determine what it will take to rebuild their bonds and salvage what’s left of their family。
Lena Sharma is a successful San Francisco restaurateur。 An immigrant， she’s cultivated an image of conservatism and tradition in her close-knit Indian community。 But when Lena’s carefully constructed world begins to crumble， her ties to her daughter， Maya， and son， Sameer—both raised in thoroughly modern California—slip further away。
Maya， divorced once， becomes engaged to a man twelve years her junior: Veer Kapoor， the son of Lena’s longtime friend。 Immediately Maya feels her mother’s disgrace and the judgment of an insular society she was born into but never chose， while Lena’s cherished friendship frays。 Meanwhile， Maya’s younger brother， Sameer， struggles with an addiction that reaches a devastating and very public turning point， upending his already tenuous future。
As the mother， daughter， and son are compromised by tragedy， secrets， and misconceptions， they each must determine what it will take to rebuild their bonds and salvage what’s left of their family。
Reviews
Mary
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It took me a bit to get into this story of Indian families in San Francisco but the ending whipped up like a frenzied fire。 I found all of the characters relatable and likeable even when they were dealing with their own demons。 How the young people manage to grow up despite their own problems and their mother’s fierce mothering is excellently portrayed。
Janet | purrfectpages
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No Ordinary Thursday is the moving story of three members of the Sharma family。 Lena is the matriarch， caught between keeping up appearances in the Indian community and standing up for what’s right。 Maya is the eldest daughter， and no stranger to scandal。 Already divorced once， she’s on the verge of marrying the wealthy Veer， a family friend who also happens to be twelve years younger。 Finally there’s Sameer， the quintessential youngest child and most lost soul of the bunch。 After a horrific acc No Ordinary Thursday is the moving story of three members of the Sharma family。 Lena is the matriarch， caught between keeping up appearances in the Indian community and standing up for what’s right。 Maya is the eldest daughter， and no stranger to scandal。 Already divorced once， she’s on the verge of marrying the wealthy Veer， a family friend who also happens to be twelve years younger。 Finally there’s Sameer， the quintessential youngest child and most lost soul of the bunch。 After a horrific accident with devastating consequences， Sameer is forced to face some hard truths。 All three are struggling to keep it together， but can they do so long enough to support one another？A commentary on class， race， and family traditions， No Ordinary Thursday is a rather ordinary story most of the time。 The novel’s opening events hooked me， but the introduction and shifted focus on other family members threw me off for a bit。 As a result， I found myself meandering through the middle of story。 The action intensifies considerably in the final act， finally bringing all the storylines together。 I just wish there had been more of a rise and fall throughout the whole novel rather than its first and last pages。A sad tale about life’s decisions and their ramifications， No Ordinary Thursday wasn’t an extraordinary read， but a thought provoking one nonetheless。 。。。more
Vai Chincholkar
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Read this as part of Amazon first reads。 Started off with promise， but the story soon became increasingly contrived and tedious。Flicked through the last fifty odd pages （there’s only so much description of a raging fire a person can read！） otherwise would have ended up as a DNF。
Gopal Sadagopal
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Did not care for the writing and the characters were put together with parts that didn’t match。
Joan Eaton
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InterestingI found it an interesting novel。 It was hard to follow the characters。 Not knowing anything about the Hindu customs didn't help。 I did enjoy the happy ending after so much turmoil in the family。 InterestingI found it an interesting novel。 It was hard to follow the characters。 Not knowing anything about the Hindu customs didn't help。 I did enjoy the happy ending after so much turmoil in the family。 。。。more
Debbie J。 Wenzel
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What Can a Thursday Bring？It was an ordinary Thursday， and yet the event of the day changed the lives of four families in ways they could not have entirely foreseen。 Revealing AmericanIndian （southern Asian） culture and the power of secrets kept， forgiveness， and friendship， Anoop Judge weaves a story of including it's pain， struggles， and redemptions。 What Can a Thursday Bring？It was an ordinary Thursday， and yet the event of the day changed the lives of four families in ways they could not have entirely foreseen。 Revealing AmericanIndian （southern Asian） culture and the power of secrets kept， forgiveness， and friendship， Anoop Judge weaves a story of including it's pain， struggles， and redemptions。 。。。more
Janet Finkel
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Easy ReadI could have done with less description of the wildfire。 It became tedious to me。 What enjoyed was learning the costumes， food and social interactions of the Indian culture。
Kris
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It was pretty good until the last 15%， then the over the top action that was clearly intended to being everyone back together as a happy family was just really really annoying and I skimmed it。 Would have been much better without the action。
Kori Kilgore
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The story was good。 It just seemed often drug out。
Stefania Phoenix
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Nearer a 3。75Just a little far fetched in parts for a 4
Sabrina Bain
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This was actually a great bookLoved the storyline。 Reminds us that family doesn't always include blood。 Friendships are endless and its always best to forgive and forget to move forward。 This was actually a great bookLoved the storyline。 Reminds us that family doesn't always include blood。 Friendships are endless and its always best to forgive and forget to move forward。 。。。more
Gabriela Probst
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Well。 Not what I was expecting， in the best possible way。 This story about an Indian community in California， centering on a particular family， had many many things going on。 The relationships of the family members and their friends were well fleshed out。 The book explored themes of arranged/expected marriages， keeping up appearances， teenage trauma and its lasting effects， mothers and children， responsibility， and reconciliation。 There was a LOT going on in the second half of the book and it ma Well。 Not what I was expecting， in the best possible way。 This story about an Indian community in California， centering on a particular family， had many many things going on。 The relationships of the family members and their friends were well fleshed out。 The book explored themes of arranged/expected marriages， keeping up appearances， teenage trauma and its lasting effects， mothers and children， responsibility， and reconciliation。 There was a LOT going on in the second half of the book and it made for a wild ride， ultimately concluding with a deeply satisfying ending。 。。。more
Sara
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okayIt was interesting enough that I， mostly， read the whole thing。 Corny， predictable ending。 Authors seem to have problems with endings。
Sarah Collins
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I gave this book 2/5 because while the story line was heart warming， I feel like there was only action in the first and last chapters， and the rest of the book was dull。 I wish it had kept with the story lines some more， it had potential to be really good
Cindi Rosby
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Great storyIndian family living in California and their struggles growing and adjusting to life’s changes。 Marriage， divorce， childbirth — all are covered！
Laura
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I flew through this book， really enjoyed Sameer’s journey but cared little for Maya。 I understand the premise behind her story arc but it got quite far fetched towards the end of the book。 And the fallouts between Lena / Pinky were boring and a bit farcical。
Pamela Scott
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REVIEW TO FOLLOW
Fiona Macdougall
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A Mix of a hard family lifeThe book had me hooked from early on。 We get a glimpse of a severely dysfunctional family。 Without spoiling the story， it goes from bad to terrifyingly worse。 With each page， I was tense with wanting to know what happened next。 Wonderful written！
Rose Grudza
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BravoI loved this novel！ The character development was so perfect that it is difficult to believe they are not real people。 I would highly recommend this book！！
Cid Herman
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NO ORDINARY THURSDAY is a family drama that everyone can identify with。 The relationships beween parents and their adult children in this heart warming story felt honest， fresh， and utterly relatable。 The characters and their story felt comfortable and familiar， like a warm fire and hot chocolate。This book tells the story of a large extended Indian family， residing in the San Francisco Bay Area。 They live a modern， westernized life， but generational differences mean some are more influenced by t NO ORDINARY THURSDAY is a family drama that everyone can identify with。 The relationships beween parents and their adult children in this heart warming story felt honest， fresh， and utterly relatable。 The characters and their story felt comfortable and familiar， like a warm fire and hot chocolate。This book tells the story of a large extended Indian family， residing in the San Francisco Bay Area。 They live a modern， westernized life， but generational differences mean some are more influenced by the traditions that followed them from their native India。 The conflicts and frictions that play out are hardly unique to their Indian culture or heritage。 This is what loving families go through， and put their loved ones through。 Parents worry about their children。 It's universal。 Humans make mistakes in our most important relationships。 That too， is universal。In families and extended families there are rifts and fights and differences of opinion。 There are resentments and friction。 Sometimes， even good advice feels more like meddling， and misunderstandings get blown out of proportion。 Thats just how close families roll over time。 The big gatherings， the triumphs and the tragedies， ring true in this feel good story。 Anoop Judge is a talented author who captures family dynamics perfectly。I didn't start this story with a lot of enthusiasm。 I usually read thrillers and mysteries， but it didn't take long to get sucked into the lives and drama of this interesting family。 The book just keeps gettting better and better， the further you read。 I'm not Indian， but you don't have to be， to understand wanting to occasionally duck a call from your Mom。 Knowing she means well when she tries to give you parenting advice， you don't happen to agree with， doesn't mean you want to hear it。 Even if your avoidance doesn't make her more insistant （or her insistance make you even more avoidant） this dynamic will not be unfamiliar to you。Love is the thing that keeps families together and allows us to forgive the many mistakes and troubles we humans make even when we mean well。 NO ORDINARY THURSDAY captures the complications of family dynamics in a way that transcends race and culture， It will leave you feeling good with a smile on your face。 。。。more
Belinda Thomas
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It was okay。 So many characters to keep up with。No Character development。
Kim
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DNF at 12%。 I just thought the writing was forced and undeveloped。 The characters swirled in and out and I couldn’t keep straight who was who or how each relationship mattered。 Couldn’t continue。
Barbara
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Amazon are spoiling Prime members with two free books this month。 This was one of my choices。It should have been right up my street。 I hunt down books about the immigrant experience and have a Goodreads shelf just for that topic。 The book started well but soon got rather too silly for my liking。Why do books about Indians living in the USA always focus on the rich and successful？ Why is the love-interest never a poor boy from the Indian countryside with only his wits to save him instead of the Tr Amazon are spoiling Prime members with two free books this month。 This was one of my choices。It should have been right up my street。 I hunt down books about the immigrant experience and have a Goodreads shelf just for that topic。 The book started well but soon got rather too silly for my liking。Why do books about Indians living in the USA always focus on the rich and successful？ Why is the love-interest never a poor boy from the Indian countryside with only his wits to save him instead of the Trust Fund rich boy with wealthy parents？ Why does nobody live in an average house instead of spectacular apartments or mansions？The book attempts to address a whole host of prejudices and barriers between people。 Maya's mother is angry that she's got engaged to a wealthy man 12 years younger than her。 Her fiance's mother is furious that Maya is a divorcee。 Maya's mother is condemned for marrying a Mexican。 Everybody's worried about how Maya's brother's incarceration will impact on their own reputations。 It's neverending。There's one unacknowledged but very unpleasant prejudice which I can only allocate to the author who possibly doesn't even see her own nastiness。 Maya's mother Lena is repeatedly abused by the author for being fat。 Her divorce must be because she 'let herself go'。 Her success in business is not praised because she's fat。 She's clearly a lovely and successful woman but Anoop Judge just can't resist putting the knife into Lena for her weight。 It's horrible to read。 And SO unnecessary。 I fully expected an attempt to squeeze Gordon Ramsey into the tale as he was mentioned so many times in the early stages of the book。 I suppose we should be grateful that it didn't happen。 Once the happy couple run away to Paradise， it all gets very silly。 And when you think the rifts between the characters have nowhere left to go， they all just decide to stop being nasty and get along again。Honestly， I don't know what the author was trying to achieve。 。。。more
C。 Morse
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Wish I could rate it higher than "Average":For ratings， I start at 3 stars; the book/item then earns more or fewer。There were many things I enjoyed about No Ordinary Thursday， and just about as many things I didn't。The story is good， ups and downs of family relationships very relatable。 Exciting parts closer to the end were well-thought out and interesting。 I have empathy for immigrants and their children raised in American culture。 This aspect was the biggest draw for me。Sentences were extremel Wish I could rate it higher than "Average":For ratings， I start at 3 stars; the book/item then earns more or fewer。There were many things I enjoyed about No Ordinary Thursday， and just about as many things I didn't。The story is good， ups and downs of family relationships very relatable。 Exciting parts closer to the end were well-thought out and interesting。 I have empathy for immigrants and their children raised in American culture。 This aspect was the biggest draw for me。Sentences were extremely long， involved & often full of too much detail。 Hard to follow: sometimes I reread & other times pushed through。 I don't care for "foreign terms" in italic。 Glossary should have been at the beginning。I would recommend this book with a note to find the glossary first， and don't worry much about following all the extraneous descriptive or explanatory details。 。。。more
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