| |
|
The Namesake
Jhumpa Lahiri
HarperPerennial, 2004
A great and superbly written story
+ not as good as the short story collections
+ Tale of a 1st generation Indian immigrant - different!
Jhumpa Lahiri writes about a very interesting and commonly neglected new American phenomenon: the rise of the Indian-American middle class.
This book is about cultures, values, life and death, love and misery. It is about America. It is about India. It is also universal.
Lahiri writes with ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel
Diane Setterfield
Atria, 2006
Loved it!
+ Thrilling to the very end.
+ Took me 3 times to finally get into it
+ A perfect read...get your tea cup and plate of cookies on the table by your side and curl up for a great read!
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Reservation Blues
Sherman Alexie
Grove Press, 2005
Confronting Racism
+ Music and Salvation
+ a song of power, remembrance, loss, vitality, and love!
Alexie at his best. With humor, irony, and compassion, this novel mirrors the hopelessness of being born, raised and a resident of the reservation.
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
The Bride Wore Red: Tales of a Cross-Cultural Family
Robbie Clipper Sethi
Bridge Works, 1996
Not Racist, Honest but with Humor
I was really surprised to see so many comments here use the word "Racist" and "sterotypical". I do not agree with any of those comments and found this book honest with humor spread throughout. I am an anthropologist and have made my life work on North India. In the span of many years working both ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Herland
Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Digireads.com, 2008
Where No Men Exist
+ A Wonderful Classic Read
+ Misunderstood
+ good service
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
East of Eden
John Steinbeck
Penguin Books, 2002
East of Eden - A beautifully written classic
+ This IS the Great American Novel
+ Possibly the Best Fictional Book I've Ever Read...
+ Good job!
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
The Color of Water 10th Anniversary Edition
James McBride
Riverhead Trade, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
The Secret History
Donna Tartt
Vintage, 2004
A Modern Greek Tragedy
+ Well written page turner
+ A Very Powerful Novel
+ The Heart of the History
+ A Modern Classical Tragedy
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Midnight's Children: A Novel
Salman Rushdie
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006
Wicked Sense of Humor
+ A Magic Carpet Ride of Indian History
Oh, my goodness. What do I say about this? It's such a rich, excellently written story with lots of interesting action and characters. Bonus: Rushdie has a wicked wicked WICKED sense of humor. And, did I say that the writing is to die for? Envy the size of an elephant inhabited my body as I was ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Bel Canto (P.S.)
Ann Patchett
Harper Perennial, 2005
A Song of Love
+ Loved the book, just not the ending
+ Awesome! You won't be able to put it down!
+ Almost spectacular
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
The Sparrow
Mary Doria Russell
Ballantine Books, 1997
wonderful
+ Good book, good story
+ Truly thought provoking
I have read thousands of books... This is THE best books I have ever read. I am not a religious person, I have no God, I have read the bible, the Koran and alot of other religious texts. This being said and stated above.
This is a story of love, discovery, and the search for faith in the most ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
The Beach
Alex Garland
Riverhead Trade, 1998
The Beach - Alex Garland
+ A good read...
+ This Beach is not too shallow and not too deep.
+ Soul inspiring
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
The Museum Guard: A Novel
Howard Norman
Picador, 1999
An odd, but brilliant, novel
+ Roald Dahl for Adults
There are certain things you can rely on in a book by Howard Norman: distinctly quirky protagonists, odd character names, a relatively remote Canadian location, and a dynamite opening sentence -
"The painting I stole for Imogen Linny, 'Jewess on a Street in Amsterdam', arrived to the Glace ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Blindness (Movie Tie-In)
Jose Saramago
Harvest Books, 2008
the white sickness
+ Very strong and disturbing story
+ Interesting novel / concept
Only an author of Nobel stature could create such a compelling story about such a bleak situation.
In this unnamed place, the blind citizens are reduced to short descriptions, no names. They are written of as an image perhaps the last image someone had of them before blindness struck. Here is ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
The Namesake
Jhumpa Lahiri
HarperPerennial, 2004
A great and superbly written story
+ not as good as the short story collections
+ Tale of a 1st generation Indian immigrant - different!
Jhumpa Lahiri writes about a very interesting and commonly neglected new American phenomenon: the rise of the Indian-American middle class.
This book is about cultures, values, life and death, love and misery. It is about America. It is about India. It is also universal.
Lahiri writes with ...
|
|
|
|
|
|
| products you might be interested in |
|
|
 |
|
