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Jul 06, 2012
Anita Pomerantz
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Loved this book! Lahiri manages to tell the complete story of a family who immigrated from India to the United States in the most simple, straightforward prose. The effect is magnificent. She includes wonderful details that bring the traditions of India alive as well as the lives of her characters. Just a very enjoyable read.
What the book is about: The book is about a woman from India who marries by arrangement and then comes to America to live with her husband. She has two children. Mostly the story follows the oldest, the son. The story is of the experience of immigration, children born in America who take on ways of the land where they are born. The title tells us of the importance of naming their son for the parents, his rejection of that name. Their son is named Golgol through a series of events that prevent hi
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The Namesake - Lahiri
Audio performance by Sarita Choudhury
4.5 stars
Poor Gogol Ganguli. He just can’t seem to get it right, from the moment of his birth when the wrong name is placed on his birth certificate. It’s tough for him, being the American born child of Bengali parents. He grows up between cultures, never quite finding the right balance that will allow him to embrace both. I feel a bit guilty to say that I enjoyed his story, since the poor guy was so unhappy much of the time. But I did ...more
Audio performance by Sarita Choudhury
4.5 stars
Poor Gogol Ganguli. He just can’t seem to get it right, from the moment of his birth when the wrong name is placed on his birth certificate. It’s tough for him, being the American born child of Bengali parents. He grows up between cultures, never quite finding the right balance that will allow him to embrace both. I feel a bit guilty to say that I enjoyed his story, since the poor guy was so unhappy much of the time. But I did ...more
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May 28, 2007
Jessica Haider
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it was amazing
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The movie was good...but the books is even better. Jhumpa Lahiri's novel tells the story of American immigrants and their American-born children's experiences living in America and the struggles they face in maintaining their unique cultural traditions.
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