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rsinclair6536's review against another edition
4.0
Having just finished Dickens's behemoth, Bleak House, this little gem was a welcome change -- ample reward for a small effort. The ruminating, lonely, curmudgeonly, middle-aged professor who narrates the many brief chapters in Whereabouts is a captivatingly acute observer of the small world she inhabits by choice. She is sensitive, perceptive, and has a fertile imagination, particularly about the people she observes as she dines in cafes, shops, walks and swims alone, and occasionally socializes with others. Each short chapter (never more than a few pages, sometimes only one) provides a satisfying vignette, but from the start one feels there is more to this woman than a keen eye for her environment. Lahiri neatly and beautifully ties up all her whereabouts at the end. A deceptively easy read with a wonderful narrator and stimulating undercurrent.
clarezillaa's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
amrutha_r's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
meredith_summers's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
eleader's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jigyasahasija's review against another edition
5.0
This book is a piece of art. It gave me that warm melancholy feeling I used to get on a hot summer day during my summer vacations when I was in school. I don’t exactly know why I was reminded of that time. Maybe because the narrator’s life moves at a steady pace, she does not seem to be in any hurry to get anywhere or be with anyone or to make her day productive. She just is going along with whatever pace the life takes her with. Jhumpa Lahiri, as always made my day.