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I really liked this book. Probably because I could relate so well with the characters in their feelings of not fitting in well with society, or confusion over roots, initial desire to be away from family, keenness to abide by the customs of the country they stay in rather than their native country, and so on.
I thought Jhumpa Lahiri so eloquently captured these confused feelings. I liked how she showed the maturity and growth of each character with the passage of time. I was especially interested ...more
I thought Jhumpa Lahiri so eloquently captured these confused feelings. I liked how she showed the maturity and growth of each character with the passage of time. I was especially interested ...more
A gorgeous novel, all about belonging and identity. It's about the changes that happen to you and the changes you impose on yourself that form who you are. Gogol is a great character, whose adolescent blunders and adult reminiscences in his 30s feel very true to life.
This does have that common hallmark of a first novel. The themes and the deeper meaning/lesson of moments is a bit overt. There's that authorial fear that we won't understand her and she needs to tell us exactly what she means in ad ...more
This does have that common hallmark of a first novel. The themes and the deeper meaning/lesson of moments is a bit overt. There's that authorial fear that we won't understand her and she needs to tell us exactly what she means in ad ...more
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I was surprised by this thoughtful, intimate look at one Indian family in America. The book cleverly uses the main character's name(s) to ruminate on identity and displacement among this family of immigrants and first generation Americans. The focus on naming also structures the story, and allows the author to skip over years without making the story feel choppy or incomplete. An absorbing read with a little something to chew on. 3.5 stars?
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