I think the content of this book is important - a young Indian boy suffers police brutality when his actions are misunderstood. However, the delivery is lacking. There are too many characters, and as such we don't get to really dig deeply into any of them. We could have used a bit more "show, don't tell" - so many of the themes are explicitly laid out in thoughts or dialogue rather than deduced by the actions of the characters. I would recommend this as a book for someone trying for the first time to understand the immigrant experience in North America - but with the understanding that there is so much nuance left out.