Russian Debutante's Handbook
 

Russian Debutante's Handbook

by Gary Shteyngart

Vladimir Girshkin, a likeable Russian immigrant, searches for love, a decent job, and a credible self-identity in Gary Shteyngart's debut novel, The Russian Debutante's Handbook. With a doctor-father of questionable ethics and a manic, banker mother, Vladimir avoids his suburban parents and their desire that he pursue the almighty dollar as proof of success. Vladimir gets by as an immigration... (read more)

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Blue Cypress Books
  • Rated 4 stars

Funny, witty, and scarcastic. Though filled with ocassional slapstic, the ending was touching and sad. I'll definitely pick up Shteyngart's other book.

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emily g
  • Rated 2 stars

Interesting. One story line exactly like the The Namesake, kinda eerie.

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