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emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
a collection of short stories centering bengali characters from calcutta.
could relate to some of the cultural aspects but it was definitely very second generation immigrant and upper middle class family centric. (also a small note but it felt slightly pretentious that almost every single character went to an ivy or an otherwise very prestigious college)
continuing feeling of melancholy and loneliness throughout the book with some heavy themes so definitely not a lighthearted feel-good read, but it was refreshing to read about characters with complicated lives that felt very human, albeit depressing
my favorite one was definitely the very first one, the titular story, unaccustomed earth; it made me feel very reflective of my own future and the future of my relationships with my parents and siblings and grief and death and moving on and abandonment. carved a hole in my heart
could relate to some of the cultural aspects but it was definitely very second generation immigrant and upper middle class family centric. (also a small note but it felt slightly pretentious that almost every single character went to an ivy or an otherwise very prestigious college)
continuing feeling of melancholy and loneliness throughout the book with some heavy themes so definitely not a lighthearted feel-good read, but it was refreshing to read about characters with complicated lives that felt very human, albeit depressing
my favorite one was definitely the very first one, the titular story, unaccustomed earth; it made me feel very reflective of my own future and the future of my relationships with my parents and siblings and grief and death and moving on and abandonment. carved a hole in my heart
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Alcoholism, Addiction, Infidelity, and Death of parent
Moderate: Suicide attempt
Minor: Cancer
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