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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
reflective
fast-paced
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Excellent set of stories— The Third and Final Continent took my breath away, it was as such a perfect piece.
I guess I'm on a JL kick, but after the excellent "Unaccustomed Earth," IM was a bit of a letdown. The stories in the two collections are similar in many ways, but this one was published much earlier, and to me, it shows. The stories in IM lack the poise and subtlety that JL achieves in UE. The "point" of each story seems to be a little more apparent, and the characters to have a little less depth, than those in the later collection. Certainly, though, the bar set by the later collection is very high, and this set of stories is still quite good. Looking forward to "The Lowland."
Lahiri writes so beautifully. I finished this over a series of plane rides -- but loved every second (of the book, not the plane).
Life, clearly and brilliantly observed. Often heartbreaking. All the stories stand up to many repeated readings.
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
emotional
reflective
medium-paced