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Books and Islands in Ojibwe Country
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Apr 25, 2009
JanB
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I am having difficulty rating this book. 5 stars for the beautiful writing but a one star (or less) for the dark, bleak, depressing, hopeless stories featuring unlikable characters. As I turned the last page, I felt in need of a Prozac. I'm surprised it wasn't an Oprah pick!
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Jan 19, 2013
Suzy
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I love Lahiri's stories of families that immigrate from India to America. This is the first book of hers that I've read, although I saw and loved the movie from her novel The Namesake. I think she is masterful at short story writing. All of these stories, told mainly from the point of view of the children about their experience assimilating, are excellent. I enjoyed some more than others, but all were very good - we learn a lot about these peoples life in a short span.
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This was a good listen. The characters are interesting in the short stories, the writing is compelling and I appreciated the not-so-perfect conclusions. Definitely not a cookie cutter book, which I greatly appreciate.
I’m blown away by this collection of short stories. All of them so beautiful and full of life.
Mar 26, 2009
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