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 Great storytelling September 24, 2008
betc2 (renton)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I thought The Interpreter of Maladies was good, but this is even better. I most often prefer reading novels, but I have enjoyed Lahiri's stories so much. The length of the stories of the stories has a lot to do with it. Most are 50-60 pages. The last 3 stories are especially compelling. They follow 2 characters at various times in their lives: when they are children, in adolescence and later in their 30's.
Highly recomended.
Great Stories... September 24, 2008
orpament II (Northampton, MA USA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I don't know why but I found each story gripping...I was always disappointed when each story came to an end.
Brilliant September 15, 2008
Maria Herrera (NYC)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I absolutely loved every story, specially the last three, linked stories. The ending made me cry. Her words are so beautiful.
 Groundhog Day September 15, 2008
Rachel Rachel (new york, ny)
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
If you've read Ms. Lahiri's other works, you will have no need to read this collection. After reading the first story in this collection, I thought I was experiencing de ja vu. As I read further into the book, I realized that what I was experiencing was more similar to the movie Groundhog Day, in that the same characters, plots and settings were being reused and recycled. This book is tired.
Band-aid surgery September 12, 2008
Lata Pimplaskar (Marlton, USA)
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
Lahiri's skilled writing is transparent; words simply melt on your brain!
However, the sameness of her characters is boring. I could skip pages and didn't feel if I missed anything. To describe her book an imagery of a surgical room came before me: The operation room is ready for Dr.C.., Bengali doctor's skillful surgery. He enters with no expression on his face. He checks the gleaming surgical tools. Nurses become silent and steady their masks. He nods, pulling the mask over his face. The lights are on; patient lay motionless but fearless. Dr. C lifts the sheet and skillfully removes the band-aid from the patient's knee...
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