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maggie_sotos 's review for:
Interpreter of Maladies
by Jhumpa Lahiri
I am not typically a short-story kind of gal, but I found these to be really great. The texture and tone of everything is really strong and the stories continue to run through my head, like the family sightseeing with the monkeys and the nanny who doesn't like to drive.
Mostly this book confirms a completely independent thought I've been having lately -- that I am kind of tired reading books by white people about white people (specifically, got to be honest, white straight cisgendered men). It's not that I don't think white men can't be talented authors -- it's that I realized that a disproportionate amount of my education has been focused on them, and I'm kind of tired of it. The perspectives here are fresh, different, and are letting me workout new areas of my brain. For others who are seeking voices that are new and dynamic, I found Interpreter of Maladies to be a great place to focus.
Mostly this book confirms a completely independent thought I've been having lately -- that I am kind of tired reading books by white people about white people (specifically, got to be honest, white straight cisgendered men). It's not that I don't think white men can't be talented authors -- it's that I realized that a disproportionate amount of my education has been focused on them, and I'm kind of tired of it. The perspectives here are fresh, different, and are letting me workout new areas of my brain. For others who are seeking voices that are new and dynamic, I found Interpreter of Maladies to be a great place to focus.