Author: Jhumpa LahiriGenre: Short Story Collection
Published: 2008
Personal Rating: 3.75/5 (better than good)
Yearly Count: 67
This collection was my introduction to Jhumpa Lahiri's work, and it was definitely a worthy read - I enjoyed it. I read the first story at the end of April, but didn't get moving until I decided to listen to the audio version at the end of July. I look forward to more.
The following are the individual titles and links to my thoughts:
1. Unaccustomed Earth
2. Hell-Heaven
3. A Choice of Accommodations
4. Only Goodness
5. Nobody's Business
6. Once in a Lifetime
7. Year's End
8. Going Ashore
This is one book that I will be picking up!! I enjoyed her other book of short stories immensely!
ReplyDeleteStaci ~ Then this will probably be no different. :)
ReplyDeleteI have her book The Namesake and Interpreter of Maladies. I started to read the latter--also short stories--but they were a little on the depressing side for me at the time. I'll have to give her another go.
ReplyDeleteTo answer your questions--yes a haircut, just finished my first machine quilted quilt, and most of my lack of reading has come from losing my morning and lunch reading time because of busy work. It happens, I guess. :) I have been filling the void with audiobooks lately.
Hope you're having a wonderful summer, Joy.
You wanted me to send you my email so you could talk about a post that was missing..which I think is up now..about the Fallout book by Ellen Hopkins??
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Look forward to hearing from you!!!
Trish ~ I heard that her stories were gloomy as well. But I really liked her writing style, so I imagine I will get to those books some day.
ReplyDeleteHooray for audiobooks!!! I love them. They really do provide that needed fix when other options aren't available.
My summer has been very good! I'm enjoying the down time - maybe too much because I'm not catching up on other stuff that needs to get done. Oh well. I'm not going to worry about it. (That would spoil the down time, wouldn't it?) *grin*
Hope you are enjoying your summer, too!
Staci ~ Woo hoo! I'm excited out it. :)