tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10924403.post269417751320289454..comments2023-10-06T18:19:20.918+05:30Comments on The City Life.. and travels beyond: Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa LahiriAnitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15873744946960833335noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10924403.post-81910457313799019442011-11-23T18:23:37.590+05:302011-11-23T18:23:37.590+05:30Soma - I quite liked the bong nuances in the book....Soma - I quite liked the bong nuances in the book. That is her strong point and luckily she sticks to that.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873744946960833335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10924403.post-39806114706528963952011-11-16T12:43:02.052+05:302011-11-16T12:43:02.052+05:30i read this book in 2008 and thought it was very i...i read this book in 2008 and thought it was very insightful about life! she is one of my favorite writers and have enjoyed each of her earlier books greatly. it is interesting to see your perspective as i always thought it had so many bong nuances that it may not appeal to others as much (..something like rabindrasangeet). unaccustomed earth was her darkest book and that is saying a lot as she is pretty dark from chapter 1 of her 1st book interpreter of maladies....that just proves she is totally bong!Somanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10924403.post-2074373872620951812011-11-16T12:42:44.433+05:302011-11-16T12:42:44.433+05:30i read this book in 2008 and thought it was very i...i read this book in 2008 and thought it was very insightful about life! she is one of my favorite writers and have enjoyed each of her earlier books greatly. it is interesting to see your perspective as i always thought it had so many bong nuances that it may not appeal to others as much (..something like rabindrasangeet). unaccustomed earth was her darkest book and that is saying a lot as she is pretty dark from chapter 1 of her 1st book interpreter of maladies....that just proves she is totally bong!Somanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10924403.post-80033046915371235842011-09-05T16:32:46.286+05:302011-09-05T16:32:46.286+05:30hAAthi - I know what you mean! I think in this col...hAAthi - I know what you mean! I think in this collection of short stories, there was a lot of perspective from the second generation and that stopped it being cliched.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873744946960833335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10924403.post-59326354798344907772011-08-29T16:49:15.457+05:302011-08-29T16:49:15.457+05:30Althought I havent read this one, I find this cate...Althought I havent read this one, I find this category of Indian writing far too cliche. All those typical "Namesake" stereotypes come into play, and while it was nice reading it the first time around, to go into the same details over and over seems painful and melancholic. Woman marries NRI man, moves to the States, is bored and homesick, has baby because there is little else to do.. Slightly bugging after a point no?<br />That said, your review does make me want to give this one a shot.Revati Upadhyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12935010405521401337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10924403.post-66907573835415575482011-08-29T14:27:13.590+05:302011-08-29T14:27:13.590+05:30Archana - yeah, the end was too gimmicky for this ...Archana - yeah, the end was too gimmicky for this author to pull off.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873744946960833335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10924403.post-41086141215336928922011-08-29T13:29:00.771+05:302011-08-29T13:29:00.771+05:30I think I read this book during the aftermath of ...I think I read this book during the aftermath of the tsunami time-frame. So I kinda suspected the ending. But it fell flat for me too (I know real people died that way but it happening in a book seemed too cinematic to me!!).<br /><br />I liked the collection of short stories and thus I then picked up "The Namesake". Till date, according to me, Gogol (Namesake's protagonists) is one of the most annoying literary characters ever created!Archanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13309876478638378883noreply@blogger.com