Hello all,
I have been reading some books off-late and I happened to read this book “The Namesake” by Jhumpa Lahiri. I just thought of posting what I thought of the book and share my feeling as a reader.
The author Jhumpa Lahiri seems to be a very keen observer and a very detailed presenter of the story. The reason I say this is due to the detail that she includes about the surroundings in every single situation. She describes everything in the surrounding and make you feel as if you are in that location. As she mentioned about the Bengali parties in USA or about any other gathering in USA it was thrilling to read how an author could describe the surrounding in such detail. But slowly and gradually as the story progressed I felt it was too much of description of the surrounding than the main content.
She handled the emotions of parents and kids in a pretty good manner and she also described the tough situations faced by Indian parents who raise their kids in USA very well. Any parent who is currently in US raising their kids or have been through these emotions would be very impressed by the way emotions were portrayed in this book. The author could have been a bit more elaborate on the romance part of the lead character Gogol Ganguli. I felt the situations which led to the romance were narrated well but could have been handled in a better way. The screenplay (I hope I am using this word right :-). I mean the order in which the narration took place) could have also been better as never during the read I felt the excitement to know what is going to happen next. Only one part of the book I felt what could have happened between them which lead to this situation.
Overall the book was not a fascinating read but was definitely a good read and also a good reminder of life in the US for me. I would suggest this book as an on the go read and definitely recommend it to anyone who has seen and Indian life style in US. It will definitely bring a smile on your face when you read through the situations that she mentions in the book.
Thanks,
Krishna Chaitanya Emani.
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