A review by emmalong
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri

4.0

the only short story collection that has ever truly worked for me. a wonderful gift from my boyfriend's parents and it was such a hit! Lahiri's writing is absolutely phenomenal and her storytelling is very compelling. i was jotting down my thoughts after each story and telling my boyfriend how i felt about each one. the most impressive part of her writing is how much she breathes life into her characters. they are tangible and succinct people that you learn about why they act the way they act and deeply understand them in few pages. her overall style of writing is very concise and compulsively readable. will absolutely be picking up the namesake and others very soon!