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Anita and Me (Paperback)

by Meera Syal (Author)
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  • Paperback: 336 pages
  • Publisher: Flamingo; New Ed edition (7 April 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0006548768
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006548768
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 8,469 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The story of nine-year-old Meena, the daughter of the only Punjabi family in the Midlands' mining village of Tollington. The novel provides a vision of British childhood in the 1960s, a childhood caught between two cultures, each on the brink of enormous change.

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Special edition of this bestselling classic, to tie in with the release of a major new film of Anita and Me. The film stars Sanjeev Bhaskar, Kathy Burke and Meera Syal herself. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars compelling cultural cookery........A must read......, 20 Nov 2002
As someone that grew up in a small rural village in the countryside in the 70's and 80's, this book brings a lot of memories flooding back. Although not from an asian family, there were many comparisons to be made, as where we lived we were "different" to those around us at the time. This work is a masterpiece of playing on the readers childhood memories, our perceptions of things as they were when we were kids, and also tackles some serious issues surrounding racism, the clashes of cultures and how precarious childhood friendships really are....
Syal's incisive wit is very evident in this work, in a very amusing, laugh out loud on the tube manner, her hidden "comebacks" on things such as the name of some paint, how culturally bereft some people are and the odd in joke in Punjabi (thanks to my translating friends!) and oh yes the farting belching grandmother over from India really do make this work a very enjoyable read.........

To be honest, if books like this were being read in schools today, then the world would be a better place maybe? This is readable by people of any age to be honest....

An absolute must read.........Meera, if ya reading this, a sequal please?

As for other comments about the ending from other reviews, i personally believe once again its very apt......

M

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Resonant!, 25 Jun 2002
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This is a very amusing, accurate and clever insight into life as a child in the seventies. I feel that Meera Syal captures exactly how it felt to be an Indian family member in a predominantly white neighbourhood, yet still maintaining the fears, experiences and changes that many girls have to tackle as they approach adolescence. I read "Life is not all Ha Ha Hee Hee" and felt a totally different angle is needed to approach Anita and Me to appreciate the richness of the author's writing in both novels. Money well spent on this novel I think!
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning and laugh out loud!, 30 April 2006
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I read this at fifteen and was totally stunned- I love how the 10 year old narrator sees her world and has a unique take on seemingly mundane events of her life! It also made me laugh out loud- Syal in her writing, knows how to have a laugh. In reference to the reviewer who taught this in his class- if any book is taught in a classroom people are inevitably going to find fault with it- this shouldn't detract from how worthwhile this book is. The story as a whole works very well and rather than the main character seeming being too old for her age- what struck me is how the author paints such an accurate picture of a ten year old- who sees the world without the moral scruples of an adult- she falls prey to the normal temptations children succomb to and is a refreshingly honest antidote to the usual "innocent-bystander" way many books narrate childhood. The decisions she makes and the way she deals with her life is just an example of the way kids have more insight than adults give them credit for. Its entertaining, thought provoking and funny. If you have any imagination and a sense of humour you'll love it. Im just sorry Im not reading it again for the first time.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars Charming
I really enjoy Meera Syal's writing, I'm not sure there's anything particularly special about it, but I find it really charming. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Sulkyblue

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent portrayal of a second generation Asian
Anita and Me is a brilliant debut novel by Meera Syal. The novel journeys during the days of 1960's Britain set in small town in the midlands. Read more
Published on 8 Oct 2006 by P. DATTA

3.0 out of 5 stars Grown up and stuffed up
Well, I DID teach this novel at school. It has many good points, particularly the sense of exoticism next to familiarity and the relationship between the girls, but as it went on,... Read more
Published on 8 April 2006 by Mick

1.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't get past page 42!!!
I picked up this book through Book Crossers and was excited to read it because of the movie and the fact that I live in the UK. Read more
Published on 18 May 2005 by Bobbi

5.0 out of 5 stars poignant and laugh out loud funny
This is a fantastic book which captures the spirit of childhood in a way i've never encountered before. Read more
Published on 29 Oct 2003 by burnthefunkychicken

4.0 out of 5 stars A good read...... could have been better
Anita and Me is a novel which illustrates how tough it was for the first generation of people originally from India to settle in Great Britain. Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars A must for anyone who grew up in the 70's.
A wonderful evocation of childhood in the seventies. I was drawn to this novel as it touched on so many aspects of my own experience of growing up at that time in Britain -... Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazingly funny, yet shows the growing pains of adolescence
I understood the trauma of living in those times and in Meenas situation - she has good times and more often than not bad times. Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars wow!
i may only be 15 but i have quite a few books and i loved anita and me.....i really admire and adore meera syal and i read this book about 6 times and i need to read life isn't... Read more
Published on 7 Aug 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars Displays the intricate confusion of childhood
On first reading the book, I was astounded at the detail with which Syal so tentatively described the ins-and-outs of Meera's childhood. Read more
Published on 16 Mar 2001

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