Reviews

同名人 by Jhumpa Lahiri

diddy_shovel's review against another edition

hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

linh15_10's review against another edition

4.0

Man that was hitting really hard 

sunpuddles's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

cheapskate's review against another edition

4.0

flipd_pages's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

foureyez's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.75

envy4's review against another edition

5.0

I would recommend it to anyone who immigrated as a child or was boprn to immigrants. I felt such an intense understanding of the charcters and even though i didn't understand thier culture I understood why in a new nation they would turn to thier traditions. at times i felt like i was looking at my own life and childhood.

when_in_rome's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

Soft, subtle meditations on immigration, family, and past. The feelings naturally occurring, silently rising out from under seemingly insignificant descriptions of suburbs and casual conversations. Lahiri weaves pensive spirits into your personal fabric before you have the chance to realize they’ve been sewn to your very skin. 

sheilareads_'s review against another edition

5.0

It's taken me 4 months to read 291 pages

kjkovac's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.75