The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri
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Author: Jhumpa LahiriEdition: Paperback
Published: 2004-07-04
ISBN: 0006551807
Number of pages: 291
Publisher: HarperPerennial
Book Reviews of The Namesake
Book Review: Just blah
Summary: 2 Stars
I had high expectations for this book, but it was just blah. It's superficial, with no insight behind it. The author seemed to spend more time dreaming up outfits for her characters than substance for their personalities. I'm sorry to say this book was kind of a waste of time; it's the kind of writing you might appreciate to have, in a magazine, while you're waiting at the dentist's office...not something you'd like to see dragged out into a whole novel and paraded as literature. Blah.
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