Sehar’s Reviews > Interpreter of Maladies > Status Update

All these stories seem to build up towards a climax that never comes. They are well written no doubt, but there is nothing in them to have an impact. They are inoffensive but unimpressive, kind of like tea and toast or instant coffee.

Just finished the second story. I always like short stories written from a child's perspective and 'when Mr pirzada came to dine' was especially good because it managed to capture the feeling of childish innocence that color my own memories of childhood. The wordless sympathy of a child for pain she barely understands is beautifully portrayed.