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A review by elle_reads
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri
5.0
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BOOK REVIEW
[Interpreter of Maladies] A story collection of cultural webs.
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WHAT I LIKED
Lahiri’s writing is a jewel of sweet, sweet sorrow and new horizons. Her characters hold shining crystals of emotional, cultural, and literal baggage. The world they describe is bent into equal horror and epiphany by the crystal edges. Just look at what reading her writing does to me. It will make you speak in metaphor, and it will always end in a solemn period. Yet, her writing is still straightforward. Beauty in simplicity.
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WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE
A few critiques I’ve read reprimand Lahiri’s characters for NOT challenging culture. I disagree with this criticism. Challenging a power culture isn’t always shouting what you believe into the ears of others. It is as simple as a character sitting on the floor of her own home to cut up vegetables. Furthermore, many of Lahiri’s characters are immigrants. She promotes her writing as a reflection on her parent’s immigrant experience. Immigrants can wish to integrate their ideals into their new homeland's culture too!
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Interpreter of Maladies (by Jhumpa Lahiri) ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️✨4.5/5
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BOOK REVIEW
[Interpreter of Maladies] A story collection of cultural webs.
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WHAT I LIKED
Lahiri’s writing is a jewel of sweet, sweet sorrow and new horizons. Her characters hold shining crystals of emotional, cultural, and literal baggage. The world they describe is bent into equal horror and epiphany by the crystal edges. Just look at what reading her writing does to me. It will make you speak in metaphor, and it will always end in a solemn period. Yet, her writing is still straightforward. Beauty in simplicity.
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WHAT I DIDN’T LIKE
A few critiques I’ve read reprimand Lahiri’s characters for NOT challenging culture. I disagree with this criticism. Challenging a power culture isn’t always shouting what you believe into the ears of others. It is as simple as a character sitting on the floor of her own home to cut up vegetables. Furthermore, many of Lahiri’s characters are immigrants. She promotes her writing as a reflection on her parent’s immigrant experience. Immigrants can wish to integrate their ideals into their new homeland's culture too!
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Interpreter of Maladies (by Jhumpa Lahiri) ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️✨4.5/5
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