Scott Williams itibaren Marktrodach, Germany

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2018-08-22 20:40

Toplu Eserler 2 TrendKitaplar Kütüphanesi

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2.5 stars if you've seen the lovely 2006 movie version, you've pretty much read this book: an indian couple settle in the US shortly after their marriage, and proceed to raise their kids in america; despite all their attempts to infuse their kids' lives with bengali heritage, these kids are americans, with a very western approach to life & love. the story meanders through 30 years by skipping through them as snapshots - it's a slim book, with an intimate scope. by spending a good bit of time with each of the principal characters, everyone's desires are touched on. the mother's desire for a sense of community is just as reasonable as the son's wish for the same thing, even though they both mean very different things by the concept. neither rebelling against tradition or embracing it automatically results in happiness for anyone, so that by the end, the story isn't a morality play on whether or not people need to follow their ancestor's lifestyles. instead, it's as untidy as real life, which is both its strength and flaw. having seen the movie version several years ago probably ruined this book for me. i'd easily give that movie 4 stars, and the book probably deserves the same - the former is a very faithful adaptation of the latter. reading the book after seeing the movie feels like wandering through an extended plot synopsis, and my mental images of the written word are all from that film. the director's vision, sharpened the focus of Lahiri's words and brought out a few emotional highlights by making it clearly a book about the son rather than the family's diverse experience. in this version, his parents' lives are the bookends and foundation to his own. it's a less egalitarian (and possibly less honest) version of this story, but it's definitely more emotionally engaging.

Okuyucu Scott Williams itibaren Marktrodach, Germany

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