Tehrangeles

by Porochista Khakpour

Book Overview

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR SO FAR BY VOGUE, HARPER'S BAZAAR, W MAGAZINE, AND VANITY FAIR - MEET THE MILANIS. FAST-FOOD HEIRESSES, L.A. ROYALTY, AND YOUR NEWEST REALITY TV OBSESSION - "Think the Kardashians meet Little Women and Crazy Rich Asians...An indelible, uproarious snapshot of young womanhood."--Vogue

"Delightfully twisted and heartfelt...Khakpour is a satirist extraordinaire." --Kevin Kwan - "Funny, devastating, and filled with dazzlingly accurate observations about the absurdities of our age, this is a story and family that will stay with you long after you finish."--Marjan Kamali

Iranian-American multimillionaires Ali and Homa Milani have it all--a McMansion in the hills of Los Angeles, a microwaveable snack empire, and four spirited daughters. There's Violet, the big-hearted aspiring model; Roxanna, the chaotic influencer; Mina, the chronically-online overachiever; and the impressionable health fanatic Haylee. On the verge of landing their own reality TV show, the Milanis realize their deepest secrets are about to be dragged out into the open before the cameras even roll.

Each of the Milanis--even their aloof Persian cat Pari--has something to hide, but the looming scrutiny of fame also threatens to bring the family closer than ever. Dramatic, biting yet full of heart, Tehrangeles is a tragicomic saga about high-functioning family dysfunction and the ever-present struggle to accept one's true self.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1524747904
• ISBN13: 9781524747909
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Pantheon Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.8" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Okay

I don’t know what I think about this? It’s not as bad as all the 2 and 1 star ratings it has but I don’t know it was all that good either? I didn’t like that it opened and closed with Roxi (that last chapter did my head in why was it written like that? My brain hurts). I do agree with other reviewers that there shouldn’t be such a detailed tutorial on how to induce vomiting related to bulimia, that seems very harmful and I think that should have been cut. Also happy Mina found love, but at a superspreader party? Without a mask? And she’s immunocompromised?! Wack. I just don’t know, I think for youthjuice I complained it wasn’t satirical enough but I think this one was too satirical 🥴 It’s a fine line, I get that, but I feel sad we didn’t really explore Homa besides her one chapter or see her character development any further, like, is she going to be okay? 😭 Didn’t hate this, didn’t love it, it was very much just okay. It’s pretty fun in audiobook form tho!