Vibhuti Jain

Debut author Vibhuti Jain weaves an interesting story in order to explore themes of race and privilege in Our Best Intentions. An altercation among students outside of a wealthy suburban high school in the last week of summer leaves one of them stabbed in the stomach and the alleged perpetrator missing. Told in an omniscient third-person voice, the story follows many of the characters but mainly focuses on Angie Singh who found the victim and called 911. As she struggles to figure out what actually happened, her own feelings and family issues compound the problem. The novel gets bogged down a bit in internal musings and could have used some editing, but overall a decent story that examines a complicated situation with a fresh point of view.… (mehr)