Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
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Book Reviews of Unaccustomed Earth
Book Review: Wonderful Collection of Short Stories
Summary: 5 Stars
This review is a result of the audio book version which is highly recommended. The stories in this collection are excellent and each one is so poignant.
All of the stories are about Bengali people (individuals and families) who have immigrated to the United States. Each story deals with real life issues involving parents, siblings and lovers, and such topics as death, loss and longing across two cultures.
Ms. Lahari continues to create strong characters who stay with readers after the story has ended. I have read all of her books and this one does not disappoint.
Book Review: Continued Excellent Writing
Summary: 5 Stars
Lahiri continues to delight with her latest offering. This was as excellent as her other stories. Her writing is careful and sparse, complimenting the subtlety of her subject matter. Her displaced ethnic subject, underpinning most of her work, adds a sense of the exotic. We don't really understand, nor can we possibly understand, because eastern blood doesn't run in our veins. The people of color in her stories are "in" our world, but not "of" our world. They don't really understand it all, so how can we? I love her work. My only wish is for her to write faster, so there is more of it to read.Book Review: Excellent Book
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't read much fiction. I made an exception to my usual reading fare after watching The Namesake movie a really long time ago. I actually intended to pick up The Namesake, but seeing it was sold out settled on Unaccustomed Earth.
Jhumpa Lahiri can do things with words that I can only dream about. Fiction and non-fiction, I thought this was the best book I read in 2008.
I thought I would dislike short stories. Many times they give too few details and the stories become easily forgotten. These short stories did not disappoint and will certainly not be easily forgotten.
Book Review: Good selection of short stories!
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a lover of Jhumpa Lahiri and she doesn't fail me in this collection of short stories. Yes, they include many Indian characters but they are a reflection of life's mistakes, frailties and small worries that we, as humans suffer everywhere.
I don't think that I had a favorite here but just turned the pages and anticipated another good one at the end of each story. The author did not let me down.
This is more like "The Interpreter of Maladies" than "The Namesake", both great reads.
Enjoy reading...The One Eyed Turtle
Book Review: lyrical and engrossing
Summary: 5 Stars
Jhumpa Lahiri has written another masterpiece. Each of the stories addresses a different human conundrum. The characters were well developed (even in the short story format), which allowed me to empathize with the challenges they face. As I've come to expect from Jhumpa Lahiri, her lyrical writing communicates intense feelings without resorting to melodrama. I found this book to meet my qualifications for a "perfect" book--the combination between beautiful writing and a compelling story. Unaccustomed Earth is a truly oustanding collection.