I couldn't summon up much sympathy for the self-absorbed main character and quickly lost interest in his struggle to find an identity. In the end I was left wondering whether he had learned anything of value from his experiences.
I couldn't summon up much sympathy for the self-absorbed main character and quickly lost interest in his struggle to find an identity. In the end I was left wondering whether he had learned anything of value from his experiences.
Jhumpa Lahiri's excellent mastery and command of language are amazing. She writes so effortlessly and enchantingly, in such a captivating manner and yet so matter-of-factly that her writing completely enthralls me. Just look at one of my favorite passages - so simple and beautiful: "Try to remember...
This isn't a very long book, but it took me days to finish it because I just could not become engrossed in the story. I felt that there was a bit too much attention paid to minute details, and the story didn't really capture my attention very well. It was not a terrible book, but it was a bit of a d...
The book was just okay for me. I didn't like the whole relationship with Maxine, it felt too much like Gogol wanted to lose himself and disappear into Maxine's world, her house, her family. I also felt weird about Moushumi's affair. The way it's written from her perspective also made it a little jar...
Read as an audiobook.It pains me to say it because I thought Interpreter of Maladies was just lovely, but I found the latter 2/3 of this tedious. The protagonist, Gogol, seems to learn little from his experience and is passive or obstinate by turn. He is a paralyzed man, I get it. Unfortunately, he ...
Finished most the book in one go. I really enjoyed the author's style which trips right along effortlessly. The characters are well-developed, especially the mother. I didn't relate that well to Gogol, the main character, but I was fascinated by the story of his parents. I was surprised and found i...
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