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Another wonderful review, Nataliya.
"a perpetual wait, a constant burden, a continuous feeling out of sorts". It totally is like this. Added to my to-read list!
nice review Nataliya, me also read this book. Jhumpa Lahiri's writing enthralls me through the stories little monotonous.
That's true, I guess. But I wonder if her writing style therefore is more suited for short stories - and I will find out soon, since I already have a hard copy of "Interpreter of Maladies" just waiting to be read.
I had to study 'Interpreter of Maladies' for my 2011 Year 12 exams and although I have not read The Namesake her prose is very suited to short stories. And I have read many, many short stories. And hers are definitely up there in terms of content and command of sincere, yet almost poetic language.
Jonathan wrote: "I had to study 'Interpreter of Maladies' for my 2011 Year 12 exams and although I have not read The Namesake her prose is very suited to short stories. And I have read many, many short stories. And..."
Wow, it's really nice to hear. I will definitely move it up on my TBR list then. I knew it won the Pulitzer, but so did some other books that I just could not stomach, so that alone was not enough to make me read it. But now I definitely will, and soon!
Prizes rarely qualify a novel for me but they do make it of interest to read. I often want to find out why they received the award. I feel that with her short stories there that I could understand why. Perhaps they did not interest me like some classic short stories have but they are well written and their characterisation is excellent.
I started reading "Interpreter of Maladies", and yes - I think her writing style is well suited for short stories, much more so than for a novel.
Nataliya wrote: "I heard the movie was actually better than the book, which is quite rare."
The movie was great. I read this a long time ago but I remember enjoying it and loving the writing style.
Very nice review. I must have read a different book. Some of the driest draggy prose I have ever read. Special moments like the one quote above are few and far bewtween.
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May 27, 2012 12:13pm
Another wonderful review, Nataliya.
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"a perpetual wait, a constant burden, a continuous feeling out of sorts". It totally is like this. Added to my to-read list!
nice review Nataliya, me also read this book. Jhumpa Lahiri's writing enthralls me through the stories little monotonous.
That's true, I guess. But I wonder if her writing style therefore is more suited for short stories - and I will find out soon, since I already have a hard copy of "Interpreter of Maladies" just waiting to be read.
I had to study 'Interpreter of Maladies' for my 2011 Year 12 exams and although I have not read The Namesake her prose is very suited to short stories. And I have read many, many short stories. And hers are definitely up there in terms of content and command of sincere, yet almost poetic language.
Jonathan wrote: "I had to study 'Interpreter of Maladies' for my 2011 Year 12 exams and although I have not read The Namesake her prose is very suited to short stories. And I have read many, many short stories. And..."Wow, it's really nice to hear. I will definitely move it up on my TBR list then. I knew it won the Pulitzer, but so did some other books that I just could not stomach, so that alone was not enough to make me read it. But now I definitely will, and soon!
Prizes rarely qualify a novel for me but they do make it of interest to read. I often want to find out why they received the award. I feel that with her short stories there that I could understand why. Perhaps they did not interest me like some classic short stories have but they are well written and their characterisation is excellent.
I started reading "Interpreter of Maladies", and yes - I think her writing style is well suited for short stories, much more so than for a novel.
Nataliya wrote: "I heard the movie was actually better than the book, which is quite rare."The movie was great. I read this a long time ago but I remember enjoying it and loving the writing style.
Very nice review. I must have read a different book. Some of the driest draggy prose I have ever read. Special moments like the one quote above are few and far bewtween.
