tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post5149265144059056524..comments2024-01-02T15:38:11.465-05:00Comments on Age 30+ ... A Lifetime of Books: Interpreter of MaladiesHeather J. @ TLC Book Tourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10474181812740579350noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-70739432687742545852009-02-08T06:34:00.000-05:002009-02-08T06:34:00.000-05:00Good job on the review. I read this book years ago...Good job on the review. I read this book years ago and loved it. But I'm a fan of short stories...B.bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969587263030261179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-29274035140614335952009-01-15T12:25:00.000-05:002009-01-15T12:25:00.000-05:00Great review! This sounds like something I would ...Great review! This sounds like something I would enjoy reading. For some reason, when I read short stories, I always connect with the depressing ones. (What does that say about me??)<BR/><BR/><BR/>--Anna<BR/><A HREF="http://diaryofaneccentric.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Diary of an Eccentric</A>Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046635675540466183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-38782254811071116262009-01-14T18:24:00.000-05:002009-01-14T18:24:00.000-05:00I recently finished Unaccustomed Earth, and would ...I recently finished Unaccustomed Earth, and would strongly recommend it, too. (Though my wife just took it on a trip, and returned in a huff. Haven't had time to find out why she disliked it.) Lahiri's writing is simple, yet moving. Nothing grand happens in her stories, but the characters are always compelling. Can't wait to read Interpreter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-89561188678540252982009-01-14T12:45:00.000-05:002009-01-14T12:45:00.000-05:00If you liked this one I think you should read her ...If you liked this one I think you should read her newer work, Unaccustomed Earth. I think the stories were even better (and ever so slightly less depressing). Most of the stories were also longer, it was almost a book of novellas instead of short stories. I reviewed it <A HREF="http://www.devourerofbooks.com/2008/12/unaccustomed-earth-book-review/" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-26019418688841292009-01-14T08:25:00.000-05:002009-01-14T08:25:00.000-05:00I read this last year, and I also found them heart...I read this last year, and I also found them heartbreaking and yet powerful and worth reading. I think I most connected to "A Temporary Matter," because it was so sad to me, and I had just had a baby, and I was pondering my relationship with my husband in the "aftermath" of that. <BR/><BR/>I likewise look forward to more Lahiri!Rebecca Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06062252252301802298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-45967812932692779462009-01-14T05:02:00.000-05:002009-01-14T05:02:00.000-05:00I skimmed your review because it's on my Pulitzer ...I skimmed your review because it's on my Pulitzer list for 2009, but when I finish, I'll go back to this post and read it and share my opinion. Thanks in advance!Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-37154153522147701562009-01-13T20:31:00.000-05:002009-01-13T20:31:00.000-05:00Heather, I have yet read *Interpreter of Maladies*...Heather, I have yet read *Interpreter of Maladies* (loved *The Namesake* though).<BR/><BR/>I've enjoyed reading more short stories over the past year, stepping out of my comfort zone and challenging myself.<BR/><BR/>Christopher Meeks (*Months and Seasons*) wrote a wonderful <A HREF="http://www.sheistoofondofbooks.com/2008/07/16/guest-post-the-long-end-of-short-stories/" REL="nofollow">guest post</A> on my blog about discussing short stories ... he was kind enough to reply to me when I asked the same question!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-5163757213889503732009-01-13T18:37:00.000-05:002009-01-13T18:37:00.000-05:00In my classroom, we usually discuss short stories ...In my classroom, we usually discuss short stories both as individual works and as a body of work. Do they say the same the same thing if evaluated separately and evaluated together? But I teach middle school, so...<BR/><BR/>I, too, can't wait to talk about this one, though I honestly was almost incapable of moving past the first story.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08339920449924488366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-78132264142349482492009-01-13T17:17:00.000-05:002009-01-13T17:17:00.000-05:00YAY! i'm SO glad you enjoyed her work!opheliazeppYAY! i'm SO glad you enjoyed her work!<BR/><BR/>opheliazeppAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7807369122559702185.post-26916687413252371782009-01-13T12:34:00.000-05:002009-01-13T12:34:00.000-05:00I've heard so many good things about this author's...I've heard so many good things about this author's work. I definitely need to check it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com