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The Namesake
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Jhumpa Lahiri
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, October 21, 2014
I read this book over the summer and am participating in the Kahini online book club. It is beautiful, readable, and has a lovely narrative arc.
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Rhaye Heather
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Lahiri has a beautiful way of writing - flowy and descriptive, without being too verbose. I loved the way she wove in Gogol and how this became a main theme in the book. I also loved the descriptions of the interactions between generations. The entire book is completely captivating.
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Jhumpa Lahiri's prose is like poetry. She takes a fairly standard "coming-of-age in a bi-cultural environment" story and drenches it with shade and beauty.
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Borderline bland and not a chalk to her short stories -- although Lahiri's eye for detail is as sharp as ever, the book otherwise failed to distinguish itself from the masses of other South Asian diaspora lit around. Sadly, yet another "life and times of an ABCD" ... I kept waiting for it to grab me and it never did.
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shailaladiwalla
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A great book about how indian culture differs from american culture.
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shereenbhalla
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This book is an amazing, emotional look at being a first generation American. The main emphasis of this book is the struggle one goes through with finding a balance between their traditional culture and their modern lifestyle. A great read!
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ISBN:
9780618485222
Binding:
Trade Paperback
Publication date:
09/01/2004
Publisher:
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
Pages:
291
Height:
.90IN
Width:
5.40IN
Thickness:
1.25
Age Range:
14 and up
Grade Range:
9 and up
Number of Units:
1
Copyright Year:
2004
UPC Code:
2800618485224
Author:
Jhumpa Lahiri
Media Run Time:
B
Subject:
Domestic fiction
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East Indian Americans
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Literature-A to Z
Subject:
Young men
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Bildungsromans
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