This is definitely one of the best books that I’ve read this year. As hard as I try, there is not one thing that I can point to in this book as being a deficiency. The prose was elegant and flowing, but never forced in a “look how smart I am” kind of way. I found myself frequently reading sentenc...
I've been curious about Jhumpa Lahiri for some time, but the urgency with which I desired to read her works had been dulled repeatedly by negative comments. Often, I'd hear a fantastic review of one of her books, only to be followed by an extremely negative one. Overrated was the word I have heard m...
Two brothers, born fifteen months apart in Calcutta, India, inseparable until the 1960's when they are both in their mid twenties and their interests begin to diverge. Udayar becomes a follower of Mao's revolutionary politics and joins the Naxalite movement. Which I had to look up on the all knowing...
Some books are a pleasure to read; others are an honor. The Lowland was such an honor. Jhumpa Lahiri’s Pulitzer Prize-winning ability was on full display throughout the entire book. What amazed me—what captivated me—is Lahiri’s use of simplistic prose to create a vivid and beautiful picture. Her art...
Two brothers, born in India before partition, come of political age in the 1960s. One brother becomes politically active, the other doesn’t, and their lives unfold in completely disparate ways. Tragedy is inevitable, and families struggle to readjust and heal. Some adjust better than others.The w...
Huzzah! After failing to get an ARC from about a dozen different sources, I finally have this little puppy in my hands. This is probably the most excited I have been about a book announcement in years. Jhumpa Lahiri is phenomenal and I don't know how I'm going to handle it if this book gets delayed ...
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