tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post8812542847639719497..comments2023-07-23T06:38:11.263-04:00Comments on an adventure in reading: BOOK: Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiriraidergirl3http://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-26195389955122287022010-02-19T09:17:01.051-04:002010-02-19T09:17:01.051-04:00So glad to hear you enjoyed Interpreter of Maladie...So glad to hear you enjoyed Interpreter of Maladies. I'll echo Amy's suggestion of Unaccustomed Earth - it's even better!JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-67522757334736955952010-02-18T11:24:00.274-04:002010-02-18T11:24:00.274-04:00I have several by this author, but haven't act...I have several by this author, but haven't actually placed one on my nightstand. I've picked them up almost every time I'm looking for a new short story collection, though. It's good to see that you enjoyed this one. It's encouraging.Thoughts of Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572910467988997432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-11373210785552311602010-02-09T14:37:00.898-04:002010-02-09T14:37:00.898-04:00nan - no, I haven't seen the movie, but I migh...nan - no, I haven't seen the movie, but I might have seen it listed at our local arthouse cinema. I read a short story Lahiri offered on dailylit.com last year, she writes great short stories. Thanks for the link, it was a nice essay about her father. I think you'll like her collections.raidergirl3https://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-64184785754079072872010-02-09T11:28:56.861-04:002010-02-09T11:28:56.861-04:00I've not read her, and want to after seeing a ...I've not read her, and want to after seeing a movie called The Namesake based on her book. Have you watched it? Oh, it is fantastic. Wonderful. Excellent. (I've just emailed you a link to a recent essay she wrote in the New Yorker).Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-72929505686940128562010-02-09T11:18:45.730-04:002010-02-09T11:18:45.730-04:00amy - I do hope to read more of her stories. I'...amy - I do hope to read more of her stories. I'll read Unaccustomed Earth at some point. I enjoyed the stories and her writing.<br /><br />jenny - that's what I did, spread them out, but then at the end I read the last couple at once, since I was so close to finishing. (It's a compulsion - must. finish. book.)<br /><br />charley - Those two were sad, but then most of the stories had a tragic quality. I liked Interpreter of Maladies and The Third and Final Continent best.raidergirl3https://www.blogger.com/profile/03629915042716259349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-64691617482622121562010-02-09T01:01:29.062-04:002010-02-09T01:01:29.062-04:00I'm not sure that I read every story in this c...I'm not sure that I read every story in this collection, but "A Temporary Matter" and "Sexy" are two of my favorites from it.Tashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131924592639030353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-12480923577470192912010-02-08T22:16:54.800-04:002010-02-08T22:16:54.800-04:00I need to try this! Except I can't read too m...I need to try this! Except I can't read too many short stories by the same person at once - I'd have to spread them over several weeks.Jennyhttp://jennysbooks.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088702729460953718.post-4636066032001924582010-02-08T20:01:33.940-04:002010-02-08T20:01:33.940-04:00You might want to give her newest collection, Unac...You might want to give her newest collection, Unaccustomed Earth, a try. I thought it was even better than Interpreter of Maladies. She's a beautiful writer.Amyhttp://www.newcenturyreading.comnoreply@blogger.com