The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

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Swag Master From Doncaster

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Posted: 15 years ago

Hey guys (:

So i'm reading the book The Namesake.

I'm currently on the part where he's 14. [Chapter 4 (1982)]

Has anyone else read this book?

It seems REALLY good so far 😊

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aishwarya gayen

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Posted: 15 years ago

no ideaa i ont read indian authorss i mean i hv read bt other thn 1 or 2 idnt fnd thm interesting buttt yeah a same topic was made beforee so i thnk u l find sum1 to revieww uu ... u give a try nd tell us hw was it thn might b i l try

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Meghna

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Posted: 15 years ago

i read the book... but i didnt like it much...
not my fav genre u see... but some people do like it..
it was a ok book for me..

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aishwarya gayen

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Posted: 15 years ago

meggs is a gobler of books
hey megs howzzz yaaaaa long time ddear ???

well i must sayy u didnt like it tht means i too wontttt

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Janaki

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Posted: 15 years ago

I saw the movie and didn't really like it much, I felt they kind of degraded the Indian culture.😔 In general I enjoy Indian genre books, but something like Namesake where Indians do no appreciate their culture just bothers me.

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Meghna

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Posted: 15 years ago

Originally posted by: aishwaryagayen
meggs is a gobler of books
hey megs howzzz yaaaaa long time ddear ???

well i must sayy u didnt like it tht means i too wontttt

i am gr8 how are u?
its gud to see u here😊
i am not serious genre gobler i think😉
but hey us fantasy thriller type..dont usually like the slow cultural related buks... frankly i didnt understand what all the hype about the buk was... it like if it got converted into a movie it ha to be... i read it in hostel and everyone liked it a lot or maybe they pretended, i dont know.. i just read it to finish something i started..🥱

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aishwarya gayen

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Posted: 15 years ago

m f9 dear
well same here i like seriousness but to an extent and specially in romantic suspense i love tht genre and ofcourse fantasy thrillerss we luv sidney hahaha
well u r rightt a book turns into a movvie and everyone goes mad same happened to me once i read the whole of twilight saga but guess it wasnt a disappointment
but yeah u r right ppl understand or not they say they luved those serious nonfics bcz they thnk if they l say thy didnt liked it ppl l thnk them as fools god knowssss eww
well then namesake is another book i wont read as the da vinci code ppl say its awesum but not my genre nor was brida by paulo coelho
huff i l stick to mmy favs hihih
megs try christ reese LCR series its availavle on 4shared for free i tell u u l love tht

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Posted: 15 years ago

No, but I've watched the movie, and it totally blew me away. Amazing acting, cinematography and making.

Originally posted by: JanakiRaghunath
I saw the movie and didn't really like it much, I felt they kind of degraded the Indian culture.😔 In general I enjoy Indian genre books, but something like Namesake where Indians do no appreciate their culture just bothers me.

In what way, exactly?

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Jhanvi

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Posted: 15 years ago

hehe I guess im minority here

I loved the book! I like the journey of Ashima more than anything else, it shows how she comes to this land as a vulnerable woman and is faced with the harshest of realities and finally finds peace for herself.

Jhumpa lahiri's books range dramatically, I severely disliked interpreter of the maladies, unaccustomed earth was somewhat better, but I have to say namesake is her best!

The book gets more serious towards the end where it comes to a full circle with Nikhil and his journey.

I agree its not a groundbreaking book but I do think its a good read.