I am writing this and watching a Bollywood movie at the same time. Sanhya Menon would be proud. There are so many cultural differences that I never realized that still exist today, but ultimately this book was able to blend the American culture with the Indian culture in a very respectful way, as well as letting the reader understand the challenges of living in a counter culture to the norm. Dimple wants nothing to do with the arranged marriage her parents are hinting at, and when she meets, unwittingly, their choice, at first she is mad but then realizes that Rishi is pretty awesome. But she still doesn't want to get married, but have a career instead at coding. Rishi is doing what his parents have requested out of respect and love, but he's not very excited about going to MIT. (It's very cold there, I don't blame him). Can I just say, though, how refreshing it was to not have bad language (I could listen to this with my kids in the car). And it was a great love story, but not too sappy. I know that many of my students will like this book, and yet get another look beyond American culture.