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Daria Shafeek
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Spoiler: Gogol's dad died, and we see the connection that Gogol makes with his father after his untimely demise. Reading Gogol's POV of the apartment room that Ashoke stayed at in Cleveland made me cry.
— Feb 21, 2026 07:48PM
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Daria Shafeek
is on page 160 of 304
Crap I’m starting to relate to Gogol :((
He perfectly encapsulates the eldest child’s experience as the first American in an Indian immigrant family, especially as he is in his twenties.
— Feb 04, 2026 03:28PM
He perfectly encapsulates the eldest child’s experience as the first American in an Indian immigrant family, especially as he is in his twenties.
Daria Shafeek
is on page 124 of 304
Gogol finally learns of the significance of his name, the author of the book that saved his father’s life. As someone with an Indian father, it is all too relatable to finally learn about something so tragic and profound that happened in his life, and wondering how it affected him all these years later, and if it ever defined your relationship with him. I’m gonna go hug my dad now.
— Jan 25, 2026 09:08PM
Daria Shafeek
is on page 110 of 304
Gogol is kinda getting on my nerves but lowkey I get it, as a fellow brown person with a bar that gets too many comments.
— Jan 20, 2026 05:44AM
