“This was one of the best books I ever read. You get lost instantly!”
“Some please help me understand the characters better. I understand Ashima and Ashoke were homesick. But what about Gogol and Sonia? Someone describe their characters to me please”
“I need help understanding the characters of Ashima and Ashoke. I understand they were homesick but what else beyond that?”
“Wonderful book. Something both immigrant parents and their children can relate to.”
“I loved this book. I knew nothing about Indian culture so it was fresh and interesting for me. One thing I look for in a book are characters I can care about and I really did feel empathy for them and their family's dilemmas. I also loved Lahiri's style of writing. It has a beauty and subtlenss in each simple paragraph.”
“A great disappointment, I would say. What exactly the author wants to convey here is a mystery to me and to be honest, at least, in Indian modern literature this is a oft repeated subject. Lahiri does not add any new dimension to the topic. Apart from describing several love relationships of "Gogol" the protagonist, this book offers nothing more.”
“This book is about one family's experience. It may not be YOURS. It's a great read.”
“I know I'm in the minority, but I actually couldn't stand this book! I had heard so much about it and I really did try to like it. I was born to Indian immigrants settled abroad and I have never felt the confusion or the suffering that apparently Gogol and his sister went through. I don't know anyone who did, and I felt that the parents and culture were portrayed unfairly. It felt like a judgment of trying to raise a child between two cultures and that such a feat is impossible and should never be attempted. It was a story of a kid who blamed everything on everyone else. Sorry, I had to let that out! I really did want to like it!”
“This was a wonderful story and a great read....the movie was pretty good too....”
