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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “This is a book to truly savor. I found Lahir's prose to be soothing. As an aspiring writer, I was very intrigued with the development of her characters and how easily it was to connect with them emotionally. It's one of those books you will look forward to reading at the end of a long day.” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Didn't hate it, but didn't love it either. I just found it to be so-so.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“ My Short Story class read this book. I enjoyed the juxtaposition of Indian versus American ideals and culture. A great collection of stories. ”
Dana Huff wrote this review yesterday. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I read this for one of my college English classes and fell in love with the author's style and the emotion and challenges immigrants have to face. ”
Ashley D wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The stories are good and writing is fluid.”
Sourav Biswas wrote this review 5 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“One of my favorite books. Have read it at least twice. She will remain a stand-out author.”
Susan K wrote this review 6 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Hmmmm... I'm not sure what to think. The book was good but it was definitely not as earth shattering and perspective-altering as everyone and their mother had me believe. Sure, most of the stories were interesting and engaging, but they were also pretty short and (for me) lacked a strong development. They were too short for me to care deeply about the characters and feel terribly moved when something happened.
David M wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
It's undeniable that Jhumpa Lahiri has some skills as every story is written from a different perspective and is placed in a very different locale, but I mostly felt the stories were ... flat. And I am a stranger living in a strange land, so I should be able to empathize.
All in all, you should definitely read it, but don't expect it to change your life. ”“best read..”
Annapurna c wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“One of my all-time favorite authors! All of the 9 short stories moved me, but they seemed to get even better as the book went on. My favorites were This Blessed House, and The Third and Final Continent.”
paula m wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Loved the writings”
Sup S wrote this review Thursday, December 3 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“love her, love her, love her”
Lolasaysboo wrote this review Tuesday, November 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
