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A review by rileykjones01
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Unfortunately I do judge books by their cover, and I thought for sure this book was going to be boring when instead it violently surpassed my expectations. I think I cried a couple times while reading it. The characters were so human and so readable.
Sometimes within a novel of short stories there are one or two that shine and the others fade into the background. I thought each story in this novel was powerful in its own way, and while there were (of course) some I connected with more than others, this book as a whole really shines as a sum of its parts.
Sometimes within a novel of short stories there are one or two that shine and the others fade into the background. I thought each story in this novel was powerful in its own way, and while there were (of course) some I connected with more than others, this book as a whole really shines as a sum of its parts.