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I finished The Namesake yesterday and am about to start Luncheon Of The Boating Party. I'd also like to start Carrie by Stephen King soon, it's for a group read.

60. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri Although Lahiri's writing is beautiful, I'm afraid overall the book didn't do a whole lot for me. It seemed to be mainly Gogol (the main character) and his major romantic relationships. You would no sooner get one character's full life story (how she and Gogol ...

Just added Bel Canto, The Namesake, and Son of a Witch. Here's my inventory. http://www.bookmooch.com/m/inventory/jhedlund http://www.bookmooch.com/m/wishlist/jhedlund

... asked for it when I called to tell her how much I had enjoyed reading it. The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri But there are those that I just didn't get into or just plain didn't like, and I am joyful when someone wants to mooch them from me, ones ...

I'm 2/3 of the way through Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. I wonder if my mother felt like Gogol...caught between the old and new country. She was born here but her parents were new immigrants when she was born. Their social life, their language, was the life of their village, transplanted to To ...

... York, marriage" might get me The Age of Innocence, The Great Gatsby, The Bell Jar, The Year of Magical Thinking and The Namesake. Two of these I own and are currently in My Library. Two I don't own but have read, so I do not currently have these listed on LT. One is on my wishlist. To ...

I picked up from a library sale: Blood Dreams by Kay Hooper Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri (I love her!) Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver Has anyone read this, it sounds very intriguing?

Inheritance: A Novel by Len Samantha Chang. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. Chang and Eng by Darin Strauss. The Grass Roof and East Goes West by Younghill Kang. The Last Manchu by Henry Pu Yi. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See. All were good reads, some ...

... anything by Narayan, Midnights Children by Salman Rushdie, Heat and Dust by Ruth Prawer-Jhabvala, The Namesake and The Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri, or Brick Lane by Monica Ali. For Cuba Alejo Carpentier's The Lost Steps or Before ...

... It's a good book (and the film is well done too). It's just that Lahiri really excels in short stories so The Namesake can be a bit of a letdown if you've adored her short story work.

For my part, Most of the people I've spoken to don't Not like Namesake--it's just not necessarily a book to read more than once. The big problem is that for people who've read her short stories, it just doesn't live up the expectations, and so the reviews from that end are consistently ...

Oh no, I bought The Namesake last week (second-hand). Might pass it on.

... sap 16/50 Interpreter of Maladies byJhumpa Lahiri wow....this collection of stories was amazing! I cant wait to read the namesake 17/20 The secret life of bees by Sue Monk Kidd again a great read, another LT inspired choice!

... passage to india 4. the dress lodger 5. the curious incident of the dog in the night-time 6. the painted veil 7. the namesake 8. midwives 9. the fortunes of indigo skye 10. breaking dawn 11. the pact 12. plain truth 13. into the wild

... which I've been wanting to read forever and don't really know how I haven't done it yet, especially since I loved both The Namesake and Unaccustomed Earth. I'll be putting it in the TBR for an upcoming challenge. devourer: when the bookshelves start overflowing, you have to get ...

The Namesake is good, but her short stories are phenomenal. I'm dying to read Unaccustomed Earth, as I loved Interpreter of Maladies.

everyone raves about that author... what is it that is so good The Namesake etc?

Klarusu, I've been debating back and forth about putting The Namesake up, I'll post and reserve for you. It will be next Saturday before I can send it though, most likely.

... I've been absent: I had to chime in on Lahiri. I feel like the book would have made a Great novella, perhaps a third of The Namesake's final length...but found it stretched as is. Have you read Unaccustomed Earth? I keep wondering if they live up to Interpreter of Maladies.

I couldn't agree with you more regarding The Namesake. There were some parts I absolutely loved and other bits that just didn't work for me. I'm just getting into Small Island and am thrilled to see that you loved it! Thanks for a great thread!

I finished The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. I thought I was going to love this book, I've really enjoyed her short stories (Interpreter of Maladies was superb). I did love the first few chapters and the last couple of chapters, but everything in between dragged a bit for me. I found myself ...

... src="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/0618485228.01._SX140_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg"> 56. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. I thought I was going to love this book, I've really enjoyed her short stories (Interpreter of Maladies was superb). I did love the ...

A hearty second to amanaceerdh # 164 about the poisonwood bible, the history of love, the namesake, septembers of shiraz and brick lane. I thought they were all wonderful and in reverse order of my preference - I liked brick lane best and the poisonwood bible least, ). There is a film ...

... of my very favorite books!! i loved so many of the books listed here: the poisonwood bible, the history of love, the namesake, the septembers of shiraz, unless (which i am reading now), and brick lane. and so many of the books listed are on the top of my to be read pile: sma ...

... Middlemarch concentration. If so, maybe I can read it fast before I start my library books. By the way you will love The Namesake.

... of a young demanding new immigrant wife. Overall, very enjoyable read. ETA: I started Jhumpa Lahiri's novel, The Namesake last night.

... responses for men have failed him that I have encountered in a novel. I haven't read Gilead so I can't comment there. The Namesake? I enjoyed the novel but thought it was overrated. I'd put it on my B list. I hope I've provided the kind of response for which you were looking. If not, I ...

... which were stories about men written by women authors (i.e. March by Geraldine Brooks, Gilead by Marilynne Robinson, The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri), what do you think? I'd really like to AVOID lists here, but please feel free to liberally use examples.

twomoredays has it! The Namesake it is. Your turn.

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri?

... No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy, I loved this, even more than The Road which I also read this quarter. The Namesake, byJhumpa Lahiri Unaccustomed Earth also by Lahiri The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell, and Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, which I loved ...

Msg#13, I really enjoyed the movie made from The Namesake, though it wasn't a completely well put together movie. Some of the characters and storylines portrayed in the movie were extremely moving and others did not connect at all. The young man who played the main character was sometimes right ...

... by Lionel Shriver # The Idea of Perfection by Kate Grenville # The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney # The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri # What I Loved by Siri Hustvedt # Property by Valerie Martin # The History of Love by Nicole Krauss # Amy and Isabel ...

... Sleep, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? And doubling-up in original categories: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Namesake, No Country For Old Men, Dawn

... Hunchback of Notre Dame ***½ (#125) by Victor Hugo 06/20/08 The Big Sleep ***½ by Raymond Chandler 06/21/08 The Namesake **** by Jhumpa Lahiri 06/22/08 No Country For Old Men ***½ by Cormac McCarthy 06/22/08 Dawn ** by Elie Wiesel 06/22/08

Clear as mud!! I have The Namesake, which I picked up after watching the movie. I have not yet read it but will forward on my thoughts if I get to it this year.

24. Interpreter of Maladies. I heartily disliked The Namesake - fine for the first half, terrible for the second - but I was engrossed with most stories in this collection. Even the last grew on me, although I still feel it is less well-written and inventive than the rest of the storie; its ...

... d 3. Fingersmith 4. The Body Artist 5. Brideshead Revisited 6. The Namesake 7. *Drop City* 8. Tipping the Velvet

... Colossus - T.L. Higley Botswana The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency - Alexander McCall Smith India The Namesake - Jhumpa Lahiri

... was a busy Month for me and not a bad book in the bunch but I'd have to say my top 3 are: The Road by Cormac McCarthy The Namesake Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri And honourable mention, just for the fun factor goes to Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde

... but did hear Jhumpa Lahiri do a long reading from it which I thoroughly enjoyed. I will be reading it shortly. I loved Namesake. She is just a wonderful writer.

... LT. I was never a short story person either. I also ran out to read something else of hers and found the audio version of The Namesake, also fantastic. She write very beautifully. I can't wait to read Interpreter of Maladies. I picked up from the thrift store, American Gods by Neil ...

... my first theme read. I look forward to the discussions on some of the questions that have been posted. I'm going to read the namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. I'm interested in the challenges of adapting to a new culture while still honoring your heritage. Plus, it's been in my TBR pile for months ...

... all the Eastern European travelogue to get to some plot. Luckily, I enjoyed the travel sturr, too. Nancy, I loved The Namesake - great book.

From PBS: The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri Hooray.

... to a bigger location. She was very interesting to listen to and I am really looking forward to reading Earth. I loved Namesake.

... Might make an exception for The Host though... ;) But back on track (...knowing it won't last), I just finished The Namesake which was pretty good - i really need to start writing more reviews - and now I'm on to The Looking Glass Wars. I just started it this morning and I'm ...

... it. I don't remember much about the reader, which I guess means it wasn't an issue for me, ymmv Now I'm listening to The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, which is fantastic. The woman reading it is making the book even more wonderful, her voice is so pure, I'm sure she could read anything. I'm ...

... Felt the loss of the protagonist keenly. Loved the vivid, peaceful descriptions of dawn and other natural settings. 20. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. A coming-of-age story. I wasn’t totally captivated by the book and found some sections more compelling than others. Lahiri can ...

#120- The Namesake is a beautiful book. It also made a wonderful movie. Usually when I love the book, I'm disappointed in the movie, but not in this case.

... book for any fans of historical fiction! Lots of great history, but still highly entertaining as a story. Now I'm reading The Namesake but Jhumpa Lahiri and so far it's really well written.

Based on all the glowing on this list (#99, 109, 110 etc, etc), I have ordered The Namesake from PBS today. Now I'm all excited about it.

I have read The Namesake and Interpretation of Maladies and really loved them both. I am a big fan of her writing. Again, I'm not really a short story reader, but there is something about her writing that just sucks you in! #108- I also really loved Water for Elephants. It was a very ...

#96 coppers, #97 blissfulwitch, I just finished Unaccustomed Earth last night and loved it. I am half way through The Namesake and loving it. I also am not usually a short stories kinda person but I will run to get Interpretation of Maladies. I'm still reading Middlemarch, I believe I ...

I found them enjoyable, but lacking in intellectual heft. The characters were believable and the Namesake would be interesting to anyone who wants to understand Bengali immigration experience, and arranged marriage between an educated Bengali man and a young uneducated woman. It is reminiscent ...

reread homestead by sara donati (Rosina lippi), The namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. and A family and a fortune by Ivy Compton-Burnett. This makes 72.

... Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri. I don't know how lucky I am, having put down March for another time, and finishing The Namesake with a little disappointment. Maybe the short stories will work.

... it along to my 12-year-old daughter--I think it would really speak to the YA audience. I liked Brick Lane quite a lot. The Namesake was good, but I prefer Lahiri's short stories, which are brilliant (and I'm not a short-story fan, so that's saying a lot). The Time Traveler's Wife was also ...

... I find a gentle cozy mystery, a good non-fiction book, a classic, juvenile fiction, or a well-written gentle read like The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri will help a great deal. You have to look though. I think it might be good to start a thread about good quality "gentle" literature...y'kn ...

Cariola, we seem to have read many of the same books on this list! I, too have read Brick Lane, The Namesake, The Time Traveller's Wife, and Notes on a Scandal. I've also read Love, plan to read Small Island this month, and will get to Purple Hibiscus, probably over the summer.

I've read a few more of these: Brick Lane, The Namesake, Small Island. I started but haven't finisihed The Sari Shop, and in my TBR stacks are The Time Traveller's Wife, The Great Fire, and Notes on a Scandal.

... langelo Shirley Hazzard, The Great Fire - shortlist Zoë Heller, Notes on a Scandal Jhumpa Lahiri, The Namesake Dinah Lee Küng, A Visit from Voltaire Joan London, Gilgamesh Andrea Levy, Small Island - winner Sarah May, The Intern ...

I am still reading Middlemarch, listening to The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri in my car and just started The Road. I also just picked up another one from the library Unaccustomed Earth which I need to start and finish quickly as it has an early due date back - it's in high demand. I also ...

... library, my turn came up for Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri. I'm very excited to start, as I am listening to The Namesake right now, and think it is just beautiful. The narrator also as the most lovely voice only enhancing the prose. I think I have found a new favorite author.

... med hunden den natten Mark Haddon The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 18 Navnebroren Jhumpa Lahiri The Namesake 19 "Øyer" Dan Sleigh Eilande 20 Ut og stjæle hester Per Petterson 21 "En sjarmerende feil" Arthur Japin Een schitterend gebrek 22 Vindens ...

... by Jane Gardam The Way I Found Her by Rose Tremain Happenstance by Carol Shields and (drumroll....) The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. Heaven, I'm in Heaven!!! There were others that were on my list too but my basket was getting heavy.

#135 momom248 I am loving The Namesake already, and I have Unaccustomed Earth on hold at the library, I think I'm 4th on the list. She is an LT recommended author for me, and I am very happy to have discovered her.

... Like that is not enough for one day, I then went to the library to drop off one book, and picked up 2 more. On audio, The Namesake, and in hardcover, The Road, I just read No Country for Old Men and loved it and I know many here have praised The Road so I am looking forward to reading ...

Dropped off one book at the library only to walk out with two. The Namesake on audio, which I started immediately, and it is absolutely wonderful so far. The Road, which I haven't started yet but can't wait, since I finished No Country for Old Men last month and loved it. I am going in ...

... will be one of the following, if anyone has extreme recommendations of which one to read first, let me know: Fight Club, The Namesake, Lamb, Monkey Business And what's the feedback on The Other Boleyn Girl? I've heard mixed things about it so I haven't picked it up yet. Good? Bad ...

TerrierGirl, I haven't read the Munro but I really enjoyed both The Namesake and Astrid and Veronika. I "read" the latter as an audiobook and the narrators really worked well in presenting the alternating points of view in the chapters.

... guess while I'm here I should mention a few things I just finished--an older Alice Munro collection, Friend of My Youth, The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, and Astrid and Veronika by Linda Olsson. Of the three, I enjoyed The Namesake most. I always love Alice Munro, but I didn't think ...

In from the libraries today: Fifth Business by Robertson Davies The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri The Joys of Motherhood by Buchi Emecheta American Bloomsbury by Susan Cheever Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel The Story of the Stone by Barry Hughart

I loved Interpreter of Maladies, too. Did you read her other book, The Namesake?

"He is talking in Bengali on his cell phone..." The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri (just finished it this morning...luminous) "Wasn't the Piazza San Marco famous for its pigeons?"

"No. My mother was always forcing me to do things like that." The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri "What name were you born with?"

... of Year of Wonders; it was a great book. I'll also suggest: Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri Amsterdam by Ian McEwan Astonishing Splashes of Colour by Clare Morrall When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuko Thr ...

... it they learn that Ashima's grandmother has had a stroke, that her right side is permanently paralyzed, her mind dim." The Namesake by Jhump Lahiri (finished my previous book) "Who? Who does not take you seriously?"

With all this talk I just placed a hold on Unaccustomed Earth and am only #8. I have not yet read, The Namesake or Interpreter of maladies, is it ok to start with the newest?

... try on this theme. For instance, Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides is about Greek migrants in America (among other things). The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri is a great book about the different pulls in immigrants' lives between the new country and the old, and deals with the intergenerational ...

... 2, 2008 I found this story somewhat compelling, even though some of the characters were a bit over the top. #9 - The Namesake - Jhumpa Lahiri - Finished February 3, 2008 This was the February book at my book club. I had read it when it first came out, and loved it just as much ...

... snagged by The General's Daughter Nora Ephron - Heartburn Atul Gawande - Complications Jhumpa Lahiri - The Namesake Elinor Lipman - The Pursuit of Alice Thrift Peter Mayle - A Year in Provence Walter Mosley - Little Scarlet Ann Patchett - Bel Canto ...

... of Slender Means by Muriel Spark **** 8. Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen ***½ Double {complete} 9. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri **** 10. Emma by Jane Austen ****½ 11. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark ****½ 12. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kings ...

Nope it's not The Namesake. It is by a female author though. "A life and a warmth enter his body that he hasn't felt since - that he has rarely felt. She will be safe with him, I'll keep you safe, my darling, oh how he loves this girl. He holds her close, no harm, never any harm. Her hair ...

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri?

OK it's been awhile. #10) The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri #11) Come Back by Claire and Mia Fontaine I have slowed down a lot! I am getting a jump back into reading.

Time, Place ... how about Character? I read The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri on a cruise where our dining-room waiter was an introspective Indian fellow. We chatted about India and America over many dinners, and when I finished the novel, I loaned it to him for the rest of the cruise. He returned ...

My top 5 for 2007 - 1. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, which led to... 2. Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri 3. Ines of my Soul by Isabel Allende 4. Villette by Charlotte Bronte 5. The Space Between Us by Thrity Umrigar Not a typical year for me - I read a lot of novels by ...

I think I will read The Namesake.

... Morrall Caucasia by Danzy Senna Minaret by Leila Abulela The Blood of Flowers by Anita Amirrevzani The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri White Teeth by Zadie Smith My Antonia by Willa Cather Suits Me: The Double Life of Billy Tipton by Diane Wood Middlebroo ...

... difficult to get through! I had to re-read the first several pages to get the style of writing. I did put it down to read The Namesake for my bookclub and that was a nice break. I am a little over half-way through Midnight's Children, and I am bound & determined to finish! But, its taking me ...

Wonderlake-my TBR pile is almost as big as my read pile!! Still working on Midnight's Children but I just finished The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri that's #8. Wow! Only 42 more to go. Hee hee

I have just finished The Namesake it was excellent. Will keep an eye out for her new short story collection, but I am going to dig out The Interpreter of Maladies which is somewhere in my TBR pile. 6. Notes from the underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Oh, I loved The Namesake. Lahiri has a new short story collection coming out soon.

Finished Skin Lane brilliant book... see my review! 5. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

I really loved both the novel and the film version of The Namesake. And while the film version was pretty drastically different from the book, I enjoyed both versions of Sweeney Todd. I also LOVED the film version of Brokeback Mountain and really didn't care for the novella nearly as much.

For more recent choices -- I thought Cold Mountain was well done, and I also just saw The Namesake and reall