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Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

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cgcpoems's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is the second short story collection I’ve read from Jhumpa Lahiri & I feel just as impressed by this one as I did the other. Lahiri makes characters that feel so incredibly real, and rich. In just short stints with these characters we grow to know and love them, as well as grieve alongside them. Some stories made more of an impact on me than others, which is to be expected with any short story collection & not commentary on the quality of the book as a whole.

I would recommend Lahiri to anyone!

sarahmacp's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

biolexicon's review against another edition

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5.0

The entire book is excellent, but I particularly enjoyed "Unaccustomed Earth", "Hell-Heaven", and the Hema & Kaushik series of stories at the end.

hanachang's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

newlillith's review against another edition

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5.0

This book was gorgeous, so gorgeous I could only read bits of it at a time. It was also incredibly depressing. I loved part two of the book, which was a novella of sorts about two people who know each other from childhood. I wanted it to end differently than it did, but I knew where it was going. I would definitely recommend it.