Yes, My Accent is Real - Kunal Nayyar

Title: Yes, My Accent Is Real: and Some Other Things I Haven't Told You
Author: Kunal Nayyar
Genre: Essays, memoir
Rating: 4/5
# pages: 256
Date read: January, 2016

Of all the charming misfits on television, there's no doubt Raj from The Big Bang Theory - the sincere yet incurably geeky Indian-American astrophysicist - ranks among the misfittingest. Now, we meet the actor who is every bit as loveable as the character he plays on TV. In this revealing collection of essays written in his irreverent, hilarious, and self-deprecating voice, Kunal Nayyar traces his journey from a little boy in New Delhi who mistakes an awkward first kiss for a sacred commitment, gets nosebleeds chugging Coca-Cola to impress other students, and excels in the sport of badminton, to the confident, successful actor on the set of TV's most-watched sitcom since Friends.


I really enjoyed getting to know the man behind the character of Raj. My favourite essays were absolutely the ones that related to TBBT in some way, but I appreciated the others as well, and found many of them heartwarming, amusing or both. Kunal Nayyar has a great way with words, and I left the book thinking I would really like him as a person and would have a great time spending time with him.