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Some excellent short story collections:
Birds of America by Lorrie Moore
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Varieties of Disturbance by Lydia Davis
Alice Munro is always reliable and I get the feeling I'm forgetting another obvious Canadian.
Some excellent authors with more ...
January:
Fiction - Unaccustomed Earth - Jhumpa Lahiri
Nonfiction - Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America - Rick Perlstein
February:
Fiction - The Graveyard Book - Neil Gaiman
Nonfiction - The Zookeeper's Wife - Diane Ackerman
March:
Fic ...
I also loved the movie The Namesake, koolaidmom, and have read Jhumpa Lahiri 's book of short stories but not this one. I'll be interested to hear what you think.
I just finished The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway, which was sad and good - we should all count our blessings.
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You've got some excellent authors on that list. I've only read a few of them. I do think Unaccustomed Earth was a superior read to Interpreter of Maladies. I haven't read Golden Gate but A Suitable Boy was a masterpiece.
I couldn't bare The Great Indian Novel. The biggest load of ...
... A Breath of Fresh Air by Amulya Malladi and R. K. Narayan's Malgudi Days. With respect to the latter, I am taking Jhumpa Lahiri's suggestion and reading just one story per day.
We Like Short Shorts! - short story collections:
A. Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
B. The View from Castle Rock by Alice Munro
C. Moral Disorder by Margaret Atwood
D. Homeland and Other Stories by Barbara Kingsolver
E. The Red Convertible by Louise Erd ...
... read so many raving reviews that I had high expectations of it. I might have reacted to it differently otherwise.
34. Unaccustomed Earth - Not quite as good as Interpreter of Maladies, but I did really enjoy this one, and appreciated bits of it more once we discussed it at my book club. I ...
32. Unaccustomed Earth - Really good. I loved the characters, the stories were gripping, the writing amazing.
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The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley is my current read.
Next up is Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Book #81:
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Short stories from Pulitzer Prize winner Lahiri about being Indian in America.
... are in perfect alignment, and the right book presents itself at the right moment. I've read a few this year, most recently, Unaccustomed Earth , that I should have liked, but the timing, and my own stuff got in the way.
HA! You DARE ME to browse for books without THE LIST??? I'm trembling here. ...
... books is Ideas of Heaven: A Ring of Stories.
I'd also recommend Jhumpa Lahiri (The Interpreter of Maladies, Unaccustomed Earth ), and Ali Smith. Both have written novels as well, but their short stories are superb.
Oh, and Lorrie Moore. The first time I read her story "How ...
... last month, so right now I am in the midst of No Fond Return of Love. Her books are just delightful. I'm also reading Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri.
... Palliser
34. Wickett's Remedy, Myla Goldberg (audio)
33. Let the Great World Spin, Colum McCann (Early Reviewers)
32. Unaccustomed Earth , Jhumpa Lahiri
31. The Curious Life of Robert Hooke: The Man Who Measured London, Lisa Jardine
30. Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me ...
On trademe I won Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami and from Borders Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri which I need for a class I'm taking shortly.
From the library I got
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Prep by Curtis Sittenfield
Teacher Man ...
Hello Heidi,
>67 I didn't enjoy Jhumpa Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth as much as I'd thought, but I am going to look for The Namesake which I see that you enjoyed, and also Interpreter of Maladies.
I really liked Snow Flower and the Secret Fan as well, so I'll have to add Peony to my ...
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29.WATER FOR ELEPHANTS by Sara Gruen
30.A FATAL GRACE by Louise Penny
31.EVERY SECOND COUNTS by Lance Armstrong
32.UNACCUSTOMED EARTH by Jhumpa Lahiri
33.ON CHESIL BEACH by Ian McEwan
34.THE SHACK by William P. Young
35.SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN by Lisa See
The Shack ...
... authors:
Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri is a favorite. I also enjoyed her The Namesake, and I intend to read Unaccustomed Earth .
I loved The Glass Palace by Amitav Ghosh.
I enjoyed both The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy and A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, but ...
... I'm not saying you should read it, 'cas I didn't like her novel, so I haven't been so interested in reading Unaccustomed Earth and now will put it off even longer.
I forgot to say that it's one of my all-time favorite collections of short stories by a single author.
I am particularly fond of Jhumpa Lahiri and Amulya Malladi, two women who write about the Indian immigrant experience.
FINISHED BOOK #32 Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri.
I had high expectations of this collection of short stories. Although the writing was good, there was no 'magic'. No sparkle. I liked the stories, but didn't find them compelling. I also didn't do my 'research' on this book, and it was ...
Currently reading: BOOK #32 Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
She's the Pulitzer winning author of The Namesake, so I have high expectations already. Uh oh. Hope she can deliver.
... by Camilla Gibb and/or Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese
Asia ~ Snowflower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See and/or Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Australia ~ The Secret River by Kate Grenville and ???
And I'll read Jules Verne's Around the World in Eighty Days.
I've ...
... makes it difficult to listen to without nodding off. I'd love to be able to read it visually!
made it halfway through unaccustomed earth by jhumpa lahiri and threw in the towel this week. i know she's a Pulitzer prize winner and she gets rave reviews but after 3 tapes, i was ready to move ...
... statement that "a coincidence is an explanation waiting to happen").
And I love Jhumpa Lahiri too - have a copy of Unaccustomed Earth in the TBR pile. She was published in the New Yorker in the magic year in which I had a subscription (it may only be 85c an issue to subscribe in the USA ...
I have Lahiri's The Namesake on my 'must read' list for this year. Looks like I may have to read Unaccustomed Earth as well, thanks to that excellent review.
I cannot wait for the review of Case Histories. I have that one around my house somewhere!
Thanks guys and gals. I don't have Unaccustomed Earth but I do have The Namesake in the library. Myabe I'll get to read that sometime soon. For now........onto Case Histories And then, I think I'm gonna have to skip the last two in my TBR stack to get back to my 100 best reading again.
Great review of Interpreter of Maladies - I can't wait to read this, after enjoying Unaccustomed Earth last month. Have a good week! :)
BDB- Excellent job on Interpreter of Maladies. I agree, she is a writer of beautiful prose. Unaccustomed Earth is also a joy to read. Were you able to find Mark's 50 Book Challenge?
... distracted so I didn't give these first two books the attention they deserve. But I got totally engrossed in the third, Unaccustomed Earth .
#44 The Origin of Species
I'm enjoying Unaccustomed Earth . Every now and then I go back to both the Manual of Detection and The Origin of Species but neither of them are much appealing to me.
I loved Unaccustomed Earth too - I can't wait to read Lahiri's other two books. :)
57. Unaccustomed Earth
This book was most deserving of all the hype it received. While the stories had similiarities (usually touching Boston or the Northeast and all involving Indian immigrants), the stories involved very different and thought-provoking themes. I was very able to relate to ...
... my brain shuts down after 60 or so pages.
I'm also reading The Glister on my Kindle, and I need to start (and finish) Unaccustomed Earth by Wednesday for a book club.
157 - I've been posting what I read in the "50 book..." thread.
I'm currently reading Unaccustomed Earth One Foot in the Grave (Jeaniene Frost).
... of Oscar Wao
35. Summer of '49
36. Mayflower
37. The Perfect Storm
38. Mystic River
39. Peyton Place
40. Unaccustomed Earth
41. The Education of Henry Adams
42. The Promised Land
43. The Crucible
44. Little Children
45. Boston Adventure
46. On The Road
47. O ...
... it's well narrated by alyssa breshnahan.
in the queue are the big sleep, the graveyard book, cutting for stone, unaccustomed earth , and the enchantress of florence.
I loved, loved, loved both Interpreter of Maladies and Unaccustomed Earth !
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Lahiri's first book of short stories, Interpreter of Maladies, was one of my favorite books the year I read it, and I still think back on some of the stories in it. Unaccustomed Earth , while it didn't have as much of an impact on me, is still a very ...
... and only succeeded in being very cliche. The son is an only child and a geek who is very socially-awkward.
I'm on to Unaccustomed Earth and Columbine.
I bought Shanghai Girls annd Unaccustomed Earth at Costco and Columbine for my Kindle.
... seems to be truth - a telling of real people and their stories.
I think she is much beloved and appreciated - when Unaccustomed Earth came out last year it immediately jumped to the top of the best seller list, which is uncommon for short story collections.
... The Cellist of Sarajevo: this was already on my TBR but I'm even more keen to read it now
- also so pleased you liked Unaccustomed Earth . I loved Interpreter of Maladies, bought on the basis of one of the stories which appeared in the New Yorker during the magic year I actually had a ...
#124 - Great! I totally loved Unaccustomed Earth - I am looking forward to seeing how it compares to Interpreter of Maladies.
#123 - Well, I am glad you don't think I did anything wrong - my dad always shakes his head when I bring home a new book :)
Well, I buckled too. Got Unaccustomed Earth while at the store today! =)
Cait - Great review of Unaccustomed Earth . I read it earlier this year, and I really liked it too. I highly recommend Interpreter of Maladies too, although I liked Unaccustomed Earth just a little better. The Namesake, Lahiri's novel, is excellent too, although I think she's best in the ...
I really like your description of Unaccustomed Earth and I'm adding it to be tbr pile.
Regarding breaking the no-new-books rule, I certainly can relate. I vow I should not check the bookcloseouts site. Ugh...I was going to buy one book and ended up spending $58 dollars.
Cait86 in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Cait86's Reading, Take 2 (maj 22, 2009, 2:32pm)
And so, with the purchase of Unaccustomed Earth yesterday, I broke my no-new-books rule :(
To be honest, I also bought Atwood's Oryx and Crake!
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
"Human nature will not flourish, any more than a potato, if it be planted and replanted, for too long a series of generations, in the same worn-out soil. My children have had other birthplaces, and, so far as their fortunes may ...
I am a huge fan of both Lahiri collections! Unaccustomed Earth was one of my Top Reads of 2008 and Interpreter of Maladies made the list in 2007.
Well done, Cait. Of course you weren't doing anything wrong!! There, there...
LOL - that's a great story! Glad you are enjoying Lahiri. I have yet to read Unaccustomed Earth so let me know if you end up liking the whole thing. =)
... between meetings and dinner plans, I went to Chapters to look for it. They didn't have it, but they did have Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth . I read the first 3/4 of the book sitting in the store (they encourage this, it isn't like I was doing anything wrong), and then I had to meet some ...
... least 15 times), and the latter is excellent. Next I'll read Lahiri's The Namesake before starting her latest, Unaccustomed Earth
21. unaccustomed earth , jhumpa lahiri
this collection is beautiful and resonating. i cannot write a review write now. on the topic of the mad crush on the very straight girl - yes it is still mad, yes she is still straight. i confessed and the reaction was devastating.
my advisor's input:
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20. A Mercy by Toni Morrison
21. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
22. Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo
23. Unaccustomed Earth by Jumpha Lahiri
24. Night & Day by Robert B. Parker
25. Beast In View by Margaret Millar
26. Among the Mad by Jacqueline Winspear
27. The Right ...
Add my name to the Unaccustomed earth fan club. It was also a favorite of mine last year. The Namesake is great too.
I think I'll try The Blue Notebook. Thanks for bringing it to our attention!
I'm in total agreement with lindsacl, Unaccustomed Earth was easily one of my favorites from last year. I also loved her 1st collection and I have The Namesake sitting patiently in a tbr pile.
>125: I adored Unaccustomed Earth -- it was one of my top 5 for 2008. And it would make excellent bedtime reading!
I'm really looking forward to reading Unaccustomed Earth as Lahiri's first collection of short stories has been one of my favorites. And I will definitely buy The Blue Notebook, knowing that the proceeds will go toward helping the children, the CHILDREN (I'm not shouting; I'm wailing!) who ...
... to write about; my short review is here .
Book No. 33 : Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri. This wonderful collection was my bedtime reading for the past week or so. I particularly enjoyed the last three stories which ...
... short stories -- one per night. This gives me closure and a better night's sleep. :-)
I have one more story to read in Unaccustomed Earth , which I am loving. Will start Mansfield's collection tomorrow night.
My list of books to look at/buy is now in my library under, appropriately enough, Wish List.
Thanks, you two. I'll be on the lookout for Unaccustomed Earth .
That is really a good idea, Donna -- one a day. I like to read over my coffee in the morning, and a short story might be just great for that slot each day. I would like to read more of them, as I am thinking I would like to w ...
>79: I wholeheartedly agree with Laura. I am "treating" myself with the stories from Unaccustomed Earth with no more than one a day so as to draw the experience out a bit. I did the same with Interpreter of Maladies. I was just like you, kambrogi, in not being a fan of short stories...and I ...
Absolutely ... and if you really must read Unaccustomed Earth , her more recent collection of short fiction. It's just as wonderful as Interpreter of Maladies.
... the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
21) Oath of Gold by Elizabeth Moon
22) The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
23) Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
24) Dexter in the Dark by Jeff Lindsay
Books read: 7
Pages read: 2683
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... - I really like Jhumpa Lahiri. I think you'll enjoy The Namesake, but I like her short stories best. I read Unaccustomed Earth , her most recently short story colection, earlier this year.
Good luck with your longer read!
... so far. I just wrote in another post, it wasn't calling to me either. I don't normally read short stories but I did love Unaccustomed Earth . I will finish Olive Kitteridge, maybe I will also enjoy the last few stories better. It is kind of neat to have been reading this before it was ...
23) Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
This is my first ever Lahiri, and I'm very impressed. The eight short stories Unaccustomed Earth consists of are all great. Lahihir writes about the challenges of integration, of love and grief in a beautiful way. I'm looking forward to read all her ...
Orangeena and Bonnie--It looks like I will have to read Unaccustomed Earth and Interpreter of Maladies. I purposely avoided those because I am not a big fan of short stories and don't usually read them without a specific and enthusiastic recommendation. I have read The Namesake by her, ...
... the Way it is by Annie Proulx
6. The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich
7. A Mercy by Toni Morrison
8. Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
9. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
10. Dangerous Laughter by Steven Millhauser
11. Telex from Cuba by Rachel ...
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
I wasn't intending to read this collection of stories (Lahiri seems to be everywhere I look at the moment, which puts me off reading her) but it was the only thing I could face buying from the newspaper shop at work the other day, when I'd ended up at a ...
... my feeling that this might be a Lessing I can afford to miss, much as I've enjoyed other books of hers.
I just finished Unaccustomed Earth this morning -- will be posting on it as soon as I get a chance. I very much enjoyed it.
After this I read the first two stories from Unaccustomed Earth , by Jhumpa Lahiri, which I really enjoyed but had to leave behind as it wasn't my copy.
I loved the epigraph to this book: "Human nature will not flourish, any more than a potato, if it be planted and replanted, for too long ...
... is probably my least favorite of her books. I also don't consider myself a fan of the short story but I absolutely loved Unaccustomed Earth !
And just an aside, I cannot believe how hard is is snowing right now...
I decided this weekend that I was going to finish Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri before I read anything else. I picked it out in February from my TBR pile and thought I would read it between novels. Unfortunately, between school responsibilities and pleasure reading I have been neglecting ...
Don't forget Jhumpa Lahiri - born in Britian of Indian heritage who writes of first generation Indian-Americans and immigrants as they try to reconcile their family traditions and a new culture. Unaccustomed Earth is her most recent. Interpreter of Maladies also excellent - both short stories. ...
I just got home from the library with
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Flight of the Falcon by Daphne Du Maurier
Paula by Isabel Allende
... Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout. I have never read her before and am not usually a short story person but I did love Unaccustomed Earth , so I'm going in with an open mind.
The finalists for the prize were announced this evening:
Best Book:
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Lost Colours of the Chameleon by Mandla Langa
Good to a Fault by Marina Endicott
The Slap by Christos Tsiolkas
Best First Book:
A Case of Expl ...
... Follett
The People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks
My Own Country: A Doctor's Story by Abraham Verghese
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri - personally I'm not thrilled with this one...
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox ...
... ched!
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett - mooched!
My Own Country: A Doctor's Story by Abraham Verghese
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe - mooched, don't need
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell
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I have Interpeter of Maladies sitting on a shelf, but will have to get Unaccustomed Earth now.
... The Facts of Life: A Novel, Resistance: A Novel, Breath, Eyes, Memory (Oprah's Book Club, Tinkers, Finding Nouf, Unaccustomed Earth , Here If You Need Me, Broken For You.
Just to bring my growing list up to date with touchstones.
9. Unaccustomed Earth , Jhumpa Lahiri
I love this woman's writing and, sadly, I've now read everything she has in print. It seems like she sits down at a table, picks up a pencil, and effortlessly becomes the person she is writing about. What a talent.
Like her first book, Inte ...
Say You're One of Them, Unaccustomed Earth , and The Book of Negroes are on my tbr. Though, I haven't acquired Unaccustomed Earth yet.
... longlisted for the 2008 Booker Prize. The White Tiger, which won the Booker, The Spare Room, and The Boat. I have Unaccustomed Earth , The Northern Clemency, and Breath, but haven't gotten to them yet.
... Lahiri's collections: Interpreter of Maladies - a Pulitzer winner a few years ago, every story is a winner - and Unaccustomed Earth .
The Deportees by Roddy Doyle. I haven't finished this yet, but the first one was excellent, "Guess Who's Coming for the Dinner." I've heard ...
... 2007
322. Small Island by Andrea Levy, 2007
323. Vernon God Little byDBC Pierre, 2006
324. The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri , 2007
325. Snow by Orhan Pamuk, 2006
326. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon, 2006
327. Fall on Your Knees by Anne ...
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My favorite for January:
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri - Wonderfully written short stories
... for Bringing America's Schools Back to Reality
6. Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
7. Unaccustomed Earth
8. Only a Theory
9. Divided America: The Ferocious Power Struggle in American Politics
b. Very Short Introductions ...
1. M ...
6. Unaccustomed Earth , Jhumpa Lahiri (category 3) **
I bought this last year when it was first released and quickly misplaced it. Somehow it surfaced when I was packing to go home for Christmas, so I read it. I've read Lahiri's two other books and loved them, so it was a little disappointing ...
016. Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri 01/16/09
017. The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera 01/17/09
018. Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood 01/18/09
019. A Sentimental Journey by Laurence Sterne 01/18/09
020. Three Exemplary Novels by Miguel de Unamuno 01/19/09
FILM: < ...
015. The Invisble Man by H. G. Wells 01/15/09
016. Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri 01/16/09
... up Interpreter of Maladies next -- it's been on my TBR list for a very long time. I want to finish it before I get Unaccustomed Earth in paperback this spring!
... I had read about from afar: Charles Bock's The Beautiful Children, Joseph O'Neill's Netherland and Jhumpha Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth , all of which I had heard praise of in the past year. I didn't intend to read The Beautiful Children, but I came across it and said: why not. I found ...
... the library wanted it back before I finished it, but I will have to pick it back up again and also see if the library has Unaccustomed Earth . Thanks for both the reminder and the review!
Book #3 - Unaccustomed Earth - Jhumpa Lahiri - Finished January 4, 2008
I loved Jhumpa Lahiri's first two books (Interpreter of Maladies and The Namesake), but in my opinion, this is her best yet. With Unaccustomed Earth, Lahiri returns to the short story format, which is definitely ...
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MeganGrace in TBR Challenge : Megan's TBR Challenge (sty 3, 2009, 5:32am)
... Lunch by William S. Burroughs
On the Road by Jack Kerouac
Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
Atonement by Ian McEwan
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Alright! I'm looking forward to seeing what you all are reading and to making a dent in my TBR pile.
Just for fun, a little re-cap, from the top 5 fiction of 2008 thread:
Unaccustomed Earth
Mudbound
Dear American Airlines
The Story of a Marriage
Fault Lines
I read many more books that I enjoyed in 2008, both fiction and nonfiction. You can find them on my 2008 challenge thread.
Books read during 2009:
1. Agincourt Couldn't Keep It to Myself The Mistress of the Art of Death Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress Ella M ...
... This will definitely influence my reading choices in 2009.
I’ll close this year in review with my Top 5 for 2008:
Unaccustomed Earth , by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Idea of Perfection, by Kate Grenville
A Death in the Family, by James Agee
Cry, the Beloved Country, by Alan Paton
All Pa ...
... reading) before I start teaching.
Can't wait to see what you're reading in 2009. I just read the first short story in Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri last night. It was wonderful! More on that book soon.
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1. Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri {1/16}
2. The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich {1/19}
3. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer {2/8}
4. Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman {3/6}
5. Cosmopolis by Don DeLillo {3/16}
6. The Dying Animal by P ...
... Go, Kazuo Ishiguro
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Shadow of the Wind Carlos Ruiz Zafron
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Looks like some Ishiguro fans out there.
Then, with 3:
Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
Special Topics in Calamity ...
I am currently reading Unaccustomed Earth and Mistress of Mellyn. I hope to finish one of the books today.
For me it would be Jhumpa Lahiri .
... though, were excellent, so I don't know why this happens. Here's a step towards a little more gender equality :)
1. Unaccustomed Earth , Jhumpa Lahiri (completed 1/12/09) **
2. In the Woods, Tana French (completed 1/07/09) ***
3. The Likeness, Tana French (completed 1/27/09) ****
4. ...
... I loved The French Lieutenant's Woman so much that it would be a pleasure to read despite its legnth.
After finishing Unaccustomed Earth and loving it, I am now settling into some fluffy Tudor court historical fiction with Alison Weir's first novel, Innocent Traitor -- fair to middling ...
Unaccustomed Earth
Mudbound
Dear American Airlines
The Story of a Marriage
Fault Lines
Could have easily given my top 10, so some had to be left out. I kept Sonata for Miriam off my list, given that it wont be released in the US until '09.
... Millhauser*
*A Mercy by Toni Morrison*
*Netherland by Joseph O'Neill*
*2666 by Roberto Bolano*
*Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri*
Finished Hotel du Lac which I liked and am now reading Unaccustomed Earth which is very good as advertised. And I don't even like short stories.
I am reading Mistress of Mellyn and Unaccustomed Earth .
Orbis Terrarum Challenge 2009
1. Israel: Love Life By Zeruya Shalev Finished March 2
2. Germany: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke sydamy in What Are You Reading Now? : Your BEST BOOKS of 2008 (gru 18, 2008, 8:28am)
... Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway
No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Septembers of Shiraz by Dalia Sofer
The Whiskey Rebels by David Liss
Pride and Prejudice, ...
... Laughter by Steven Millhauser
A Mercy by Toni Morrison
Netherland by Joseph O’Neill
2666 by Roberto Bolaño
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Dark Side by Jane Mayer
The Forever War by Dexter Filkins
Nothing to be Frightened of by Julian Barnes
This Republic of Su ...
... Wettest County in the World – Matt Bondurant
Lush Life – Richard Price
Dangerous Laughter - Stephen Millhauser
Unaccustomed Earth - Jhumpa Lahiri
Shadow Country - Peter Matthiessen
Top 5 Irish Fiction
The Secret Scripture – Sebastian Barry
Country of the Grand – G ...
... Palliser
34. Wickett's Remedy, Myla Goldberg (audio)
33. Let the Great World Spin, Colum McCann (Early Reviewers)
32. Unaccustomed Earth , Jhumpa Lahiri
31. The Curious Life of Robert Hooke: The Man Who Measured London, Lisa Jardine
30. Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me ...
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
The King's Daughter by Sandra Worth
... would be until I actually tried to pick 5. But what a great problem to have!
Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
City of Thieves by David Benioff
The Outlander by Gil Adamson
When Will There Be Good News? by Kate Atkinson
... lland
Runaway by Alice Munro
Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Disquiet by Julia Leigh
Three Trapped Tigers by G. Cabrera Infante
O Pioneers by Willa Cather
The Abyss by ...
The books I've completed for my 50-Books Challenge are listed first in the order read. The remaining books include: Books I've bought and haven't read yet, some books I want to finish, plus books recommended by other LT-ers. I was going to wait until Jan. 1st to begin, but I got snowed in, so m ...
... Ishiguro
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Silk by Alessandro Baricco
I may add one or two more, but those are the ones I ...
... Angel. Anyway, here's the whole fiction list and I can recommend every one of them.
Lush Life - Richard Price
Unaccustomed Earth - Jhumpa Lahiri
The Northern Clemency - Philip Hensher
Shadow Country - Peter Matthiessen
A Better Angel - Chris Adrian
Olive Kitteridg ...
... submit:
Runaway by Alice Munro
Moon and Sixpence by W. Somerset Maugham
Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Disquiet by Julia Leigh
Or....something else...
...
141. Twenty Chickens for a Saddle:The story of an African childhood by Robyn Scott 449p. Liked it a lot.
142. Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri – 535p. Very good writing.
143. In the Woods by Tana French- 429p. Enjoyed it immensely, even liked the ending.
144. ...
... published in the UK this past year).
Toni Morrison, A Mercy
Elizabeth Strout, Olive Kitteridge
Jhumpa Lahiri, Unaccustomed Earth
Curtis Sittenfeld, American Wife
Annie Dillard, Maytrees
Kate Grenville, The Lieutenant (has that been published in the UK?)
Mary Ann Shaffer, ...
... Luckily, my hair salon is right by a Barnes and Nobles and I had a gift certificate, so I went in and (finally) bought Unaccustomed Earth , as well as The Reluctant Fundamentalist. I also got Edward Rutherfurd's London and The Forest
I am FINALLY reading Unaccustomed Earth , mainly because I only FINALLY bought it last night with a gift card. I'm skipping around a bit and am half-way through my second story, but so far it is just as lovely as I imagined.
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1 unaccustomed earth jhumpa lahiri (3 january-6 january)
2 olive kitteridge elizabeth strout (13 november-20 november)
3 too much happiness alice munro (6 november-9 ...
... and I heard a lecture by the author last month. I also read How to be bad which is a teen novel. I liked it. I started Unaccustomed Earth but got bored with hat book quickly.
For college, I read Heart of Darkness and When I was Puerto Rican.
I just read Leaves of Grass (again) ...
rediviva: lost in trance.lations cloe georas
spring's awakening frank wedekind
to kill a mockingbird harper lee
unaccustomed earth jhumpa lahiri
the very persistent gappers of frip george saunders
... order):
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Letter to My Daughter
Love is a Mix Tape
Matrimony
Unaccustomed Earth
I also love The Thirteenth Tale, Shadow of the Wind, and The Gargoyle as recommendations, but I think those are for a more specific kind of ...
182: bnbooklady- Glad you loved Interpreter of Maladies. It's a wonderful book and the latest Unaccustomed Earth , is as good if not better. What an incredible author!
I thought Colcorton was wonderful, and I found the heroine very believable. I liked the dialect and all the characters except the sister-in-law who I felt was a blank. The main weaknesses of the plot, imo were the idea that Abby was a mulatta but that it was not noticeable, and that the family ...
44. Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri - absolutely beautifully written short stories - I love her work.
45. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield - I really enjoyed this book and for some reason it kind of reminded me of The Book of Lost Things. This is an 888 Challenge ...
... hoping that maybe they would have The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, My Mistress's Sparrow is Dead, and Unaccustomed Earth .
Out of all of those they only had The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society, but I found some other books to console me. In addition to Guerns ...
... boek werkelijkheid en fantasie erg door elkaar lopen en dat namen zijn gefingeerd.
Nu net begonnen in Vreemd land van Jhumpa Lahiri ; ben erg benieuwd, veel positiefs over gelezen.
Over een week lekker op vakantie, nog wel even bedenken wat ik dan mee ga nemen...
Inheritance: A Novel by Len Samantha Chang.
The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri .
Chang and Eng by Darin Strauss.
The Grass Roof and East Goes West by Younghill Kang.
The Last Manchu by Henry Pu Yi.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See.
All were good reads, some ...
... and Karenmarie: I think a lot may depend on what you've read recently. I read One More Year not long after finishing Unaccustomed Earth . If you thought Krasikov was depressing, I suggest you avoid Lahiri's stories like the plague. The stories are similar, but the Russian stories ...
... wanting to read forever and don't really know how I haven't done it yet, especially since I loved both The Namesake and Unaccustomed Earth . I'll be putting it in the TBR for an upcoming challenge.
devourer: when the bookshelves start overflowing, you have to get creative...I bought ...
The Namesake is good, but her short stories are phenomenal. I'm dying to read Unaccustomed Earth , as I loved Interpreter of Maladies.
I read Interpreter of Maladies early on, and it blew me away. And I think Unaccustomed Earth lived up to it, but it was years between readings.
... have made a Great novella, perhaps a third of The Namesake's final length...but found it stretched as is. Have you read Unaccustomed Earth ? I keep wondering if they live up to Interpreter of Maladies.
I requested One More Year ages ago from SA, but got no e-mail response. Now I really hope I get it because I loved Unaccustomed Earth .
I am so glad to hear you say that. I ordered Unaccustomed Earth and I loved One More Year. I know I have said this somewhere on LT before, but if you have access to LINK TV, look for programing about a program on AES installing electricity in the Republic of Georgia. Really puts faces to ...
... unlikely to believe any of it.
I also finished One More Year today. What a palate cleanser! It reminds me a lot of Unaccustomed Earth only happier and more hopeful.
... ikov
A nice palate cleanser after the last book. This is extremely well done. The stories remind me of the stories in Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri, only better - happier and more hopeful.
The 2008 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award has been given to Jhumpa Lahiri for her collection Unaccustomed Earth . The judges did not select a shortlist, but awarded the prize directly from the longlist, saying:
With a unanimous winner at this early stage we decided ...
... Elephants by Sara Gruen (2006, 350 pp.)
56. Jacob Two-Two’s First Spy Case by Mordecai Richler (1995, 144 pp.)
57. Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri (2008, 333 pp.)
58. Bear starsh.gif by Marian Engel (1976, 141 pp.)
59. The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood (2005, 198 pp.)
60. T ...
Yes, I so agree re: Interpreter of Maladies, tiffin. I'm so curious why I keep putting off getting back to Unaccustomed Earth . Well, it will be there when I want it!
... McCarthy, I loved this, even more than The Road which I also read this quarter.
The Namesake, byJhumpa Lahiri
Unaccustomed Earth also by Lahiri
The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell, and
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, which I loved probably more than I shoud.
... the surveys take less than 5 minutes and I'd forgotten about them. So far I've received:
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri (hardcover)
Where in the world is Osama bin Laden? by Morgan Spurlock (hardcover + movie premiere tickets, but I didn't go)
Rules of Deception by ...
The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri (dipping)
Gibson Girls and Suffragists: Perceptions of Women from 1900 to 1918 by Catherine Gourley
The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
and a few others. They're all so different, it's not hard to ...
... for the Group Reads; taking me awhile to get the flow of the language, etc. but I'm getting into it now. Also dipping into Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri.
The month of July will be devoted entirely to contemporary women writers (yea!!!) as I join mrstreme's Orange July - reading ...
... the first quarter.
My top books for the second quarter (in no particular order) are:
Fingersmith by Sarah Waters
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Voyager by Diana Gabaldon
Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
The last two are lighter than the ...
... absolutely loved Cloud Atlas. I recommend it to people all the time. Poisonwood Bible is also excellent.
Finished Unaccustomed Earth - why are some people so opposed to any hint of a happy ending? Even in real life, sometimes things work out okay.
Listening to Another Thing to Fall ...
I'll nominate 3 this quarter:
Unaccustomed Earth - FANTASTIC
Elizabeth and her German Garden - delightful
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle - inspiring
While I read several that were on par with the Kingsolver (4*'s, imo), it was by far the one that made the most impact on me. My other 4* ...
... I am also reading The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards now, and my "real" book club selection for this month, Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri, which I also highly recommend.
TBQ, you can be the Book Queen, I prefer Empress anyway. :)
CC
25. Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
These stories, about Bengali immigrants and their lives outside India, are marvelous, taken individually. Together, it is an extremely moving book, focusing on the alienation of living in a new culture, the pressures to perform and succeed, and the ...
... hardcover book, and I don't think I'd ever intended to read it until I was asked to review it on Go Review That Book!
-Unaccustomed Earth : most of my friends that have read Lahiri have loved her, and so this was something of an impulse buy. I wanted to read a book before everyone else I ...
... Levy: reading Orange winners, but this one received high priority due to LT discussions in The Prizes and Girlybooks
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri: heard about it before release ... probably on LT ... loved her previous books. Reached top of TBR as soon as it was available!
46. Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
I liked the first story and the set of three at the end the best. I'm intrigued to read her other books, as this is the first of hers I've read.
... The Aviary Gate, all a mix of historical fact/fiction, and two of them a mix of past/present.
I'm also listening to Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri. The stories are all so sad!
... so far:
Anagrams by Lorrie Moore
Excellent Women by Barbara Pym
Mothers and Sons by Colm Toibin
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
... Book: The Loss and Rediscovery of the Great Epic of Gilgamesh by David Damrosch
Another Thing to Fall by Laura Lippman
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
... then zipped through Mudbound today - both excellent. on deck: either An Artist of the Floating World or I'll dive into Unaccustomed Earth . Figure I can't go wrong either way.
I'm just beginning my June read, which is Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri. But I begin by discovering that Unaccustomed Earth comes from a Hawthorne quote imploring people to put down their roots and those of their children in new soil (unaccustomed earth) rather that in old, so ...
... Green Knight. I'm also in the Pacific Northwest thinking about other places with the first story in Jhuma Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth , and am much farther back in time in India, reading book 10 of the Mahabharata. Both the Mahabharata and the Lahiri are part of LT group reads. (And ...
I finished the third book in my "released in 2008" category, Jhumpa Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth . It was a beautiful collection of short stories, and I absolutely loved it. I'll definitely be moving her other works up my TBR list.
17. Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
This was my first Lahiri, and it won't be my last. What a beautiful collection of stories; she's quite a talented writer. The first five stories are all individual, the final three are interconnected. I don't want to give anything away, but trust me when ...
... for me and not a bad book in the bunch but I'd have to say my top 3 are:
The Road by Cormac McCarthy
The Namesake
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
And honourable mention, just for the fun factor goes to Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde
... True Story of the Infamous Lady Rochford at Half Price Books while I was trying to find out if anyone had decided to sell Unaccustomed Earth there yet. Nobody has, but they put me on the wishlist (I'm first!) so that if they get a copy, they'll call me instead of putting it on the floor.
... took me six months to read.
Next, I'll be starting Drums of Autumn to continue this series. I'm also working on Unaccustomed Earth for my 2008 releases category and A Room with a View for my British classics category.
... today, I'm going to be moving on to the next book in the series, Drums of Autumn. I'm also reading Jhumpa Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth at the rate of one story per day, so I should be finishing it on Monday. I haven't decided whether I'm going to immediately start on Interpreter of Malad ...
#108 megwaiteclayton, I have not read all of Unaccustomed Earth but did hear Jhumpa Lahiri do a long reading from it which I thoroughly enjoyed. I will be reading it shortly. I loved Namesake. She is just a wonderful writer.
teglee I loved the Tolstoy line!
Has anyone read the new Jhumpa Lahiri, Unaccustomed Earth ? I'd love to hear what people think.
I just started Jhumpa Lahiri's new book, Unaccustomed Earth , and I'm on track to finish that and Graham Greene's The End of the Affair this week.
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri came on the UPS truck!
... coming weekend, today I bought The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami, Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky, and Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri.
And I'm excited to read them all...
... I narrowed it down to 3 favorites (it's been a good year): The Time Travelers Wife, Then We Came to the End, and Unaccustomed Earth .
#93 - I read Alexander's The Kitchen Boy a few years ago and loved it. I'll have to try your favorite!
Just finished Jhumpa Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth . Very, very good. Starting Skeletons at the Feast in a little bit.
I would also like to know what you didn't like about Wao--I bought it several weeks back. I also have Unaccustomed Earth and have heard nothing but great things about it. I actually had the pleasure of hearing Lahiri speak at a book signing 2 weeks ago. Several hundred people showed up-they ...
... mixed reviews, but they've included a lot of stellar ones. Was it boring, objectionable, or something else?
I've got Unaccustomed Earth on line for next month, thinking it appropriate for the Global Readers read on immigration and immigrants. I'll look forward to talking about it then!
... target="_blank"> Unaccustomed Earth - review .
From my review: Most of these stories are set in the US, and the Indian ...
He seemed to brighten at the suggestion.
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
... out and helpful, that I thought I could never be able to add one. Today that has changed. I read a wonderful book (Unaccustomed Earth ) that I had to share.
I realize that all I have to do is give my opinion on the book, not write a thesis. I hope to add more reviews in the future ...
#96 coppers, #97 blissfulwitch, I just finished Unaccustomed Earth last night and loved it. I am half way through The Namesake and loving it. I also am not usually a short stories kinda person but I will run to get Interpretation of Maladies.
I'm still reading Middlemarch, I believe I ...
... Soul; it's working its way up to the top of my TBR pile and I'll probably get to it in June.
>96, 97: I'm also reading Unaccustomed Earth and heartily agree with your comments. It's delightful!
#96- I really love Lahiri and finished Unaccustomed Earth last month. I usually am not a fan of short stories, but I make an exception for her.
From my husband for Mother's Day, Muqtada by Patrick Cockburn and Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri. He knows the way to my heart is through my library, and not through my stomach.
Last week I started Unaccustomed Earth , Jhumpa Lahiri's new collection of short stories. I'm savoring it by reading it during my lunch break. I like having the stories percolating around in my mind afterwards. And it is a wonderful book!
At the same time, I also have two library books ...
... non-fiction), with nothing close to a bad one in the bunch, and these were the best:
The Finder - Colin Harrison
Unaccustomed Earth - Jhumpa Lahiri
We Are Now Beginning Our Descent - James Meek
The Sorrows of an American - Siri Hustvedt
And in non-fiction, I thought M ...
The library had just put up the audio version of People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks, and I found Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri. I don't know how lucky I am, having put down March for another time, and finishing The Namesake with a little disappointment. Maybe the short ...
I have indeed picked up Unaccustomed Earth , and am ready for June.
... Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri in my car and just started The Road. I also just picked up another one from the library Unaccustomed Earth which I need to start and finish quickly as it has an early due date back - it's in high demand. I also am about half way through The Black Echo by ...
Got my call last night from the library, my turn came up for Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri. I'm very excited to start, as I am listening to The Namesake right now, and think it is just beautiful. The narrator also as the most lovely voice only enhancing the prose. I think I have ...
I'm about 3/4 of the way through Oscar and Lucinda, but was fortunate enough to pick up Jhumpa Lahiri's latest, Unaccustomed Earth , at the library last weekend. It's now my lunchtime read. And oooh, lunch was very nice today.
Price's Lush Life and Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth are my 2 favorite books so far this year. I especially enjoyed Charles Baxter's The Soul Thief , and just got a copy of Beginner's Greek last week.
FICTION
1. Richard Price, LUSH LIFE
2. Jhumpa Lahiri, UNACCUSTOMED EARTH
3. Steven Millhauser, DANGEROUS LAUGHTER
4. Charles Baxter, THE SOUL THIEF
5. Peter Carey, HIS ILLEGAL SELF
6. J.M. Coetzee, DIARY OF A BAD YEAR
7. James Collins, BEGINNER'S GREEK
8. Brian ...
From our Daedalus order:
Cry Out : Poets Protest the War (no touchstone)
Rereadings edited by Anne Fadiman
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri Yea!
#135 momom248 I am loving The Namesake already, and I have Unaccustomed Earth on hold at the library, I think I'm 4th on the list. She is an LT recommended author for me, and I am very happy to have discovered her.
... sydamy, I just went to a book signing w/ Jhumpa Lahiri. I loved Namesake. She was promoting her new book of stories Unaccustomed Earth and she read from that book. It was very interesting. Can't wait to start on that book. I hope you like Namesake.
I purchased at the store B&N last nite The House in Riverton and got from B&N online Unaccustomed Earth and Now Face to Face. However Unaccustomed Earth was filthy as was the box it arrived in. So I'm off to B&N store today to exchange for a nice fresh clean copy. Jhumpa Lahiri is in for a ...
19. Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri Her third book and best yet, IMHO. Collection of short stories, beautifully crafted.
20. A Lifetime of Secrets one of Frank Warren's books of collected postcards bearing secrets from people of all ages and walks of life. Heartening, despairing, ...
... a comet lands and flattens the forest, sending the usual critters running. That happens this week as Jhumpa Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth makes its debut at No. 1. It's hard to remember the last serious, well-written work of fiction, particularly a book of stories, that leapt straight to No ...
... works. I'm currently about halfway through George Eliot Middlemarch and greatly appreciating her pithy writing. Began Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri two days ago and find I can not put it down. She is a master- won accolades and a Pulitzer for her first collection of short stories ...
I wound up pretty much in awe of Jhumpa Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth , and think it deserves every bit of the praise it's received so far. Lahiri's wise insights into the emotional geometry of her characters and their various relationships are continually compelling in story after story, but it's ...
... mind. Part of my problem might be that I'm suffering from "Lahiri" withdrawal. I knew that anything I read after finishing Unaccustomed Earth was going to have a hard time rising to the level of that wonderful book of stories.
... Edge of Yonder, now his 5th novel, will surely preserve that status.
I'm just past halfway in Jhumpa Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth and it is, indeed, as great as it's been touted to be, 8 long short stories, and every one so far has been absolutely perfect, not a word wasted or out ...
varielle, just last week on the New York Times bestseller list, the #1 fiction hardcover bestseller was Jhumpa Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth , a book of literary short stories, and I found it rather startling for Lahiri to outsell everything else, even for a single week. It really is a ...
No, not yet but I plan to read all her books. Was thrilled to see her new collection of short stories, Unaccustomed Earth zip to the top of the NYT best seller list.
I was amazed and thrilled to see Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri jump right to the top of the NYT best seller list! Brava!!!
I finished Jhumpa Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth this afternoon and it's quite simply the best thing I've read in quite some time, one of those few books that appear every once in awhile that bring up so many emotions and leave you saddened when you've finished, a true gem. Next up, Andrew O'H ...
With all this talk I just placed a hold on Unaccustomed Earth and am only #8. I have not yet read, The Namesake or Interpreter of maladies, is it ok to start with the newest?
I pre-ordered my copy of Unaccustomed Earth several months ago, but I'm still waiting. I also ordered the DVD collection of Gaskell adaptations, including Cranford, which doesn't come out until May, so to get Amazon's free shipping, I have to wait.
Fortunately, I have plenty of good books ...
I was just reading in the NYT’s Paper Cuts blog that Unaccustomed Earth will debut on the NYT April 20th bestseller list at No.1 Pretty powerful stuff considering it’s a book of short stories. Which, by the way, makes me wonder - Before now, has a book of short stories ever made a direct leap ...
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Funny ... I had to have Unaccustomed Earth in my hands the day it was released ... but I was just finishing The Book Thief and now find I'm hesitating to begin UA ... like I need some space ...
It's great to read these reviews of Unaccustomed Earth . Lahiri's previous books are some of my all-time favorites and I have been eagerly anticipating this one. I can just feel your enthusiasm for this book so I've just placed a hold request at my library!
I’m half-way through Jhumpa Lahiri’s latest book of short stories, Unaccustomed Earth , and I have so say I’m quite impressed. She’s very spare and subtle, and slowly reveals her characters step by step, like peeling away an onion. Every story seems like the most vivid, that is, until ...
Boston Globe review of Jhumpa Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth is here:
http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2008/04/06/out_of_place/
Probably the best current New England writer I can think of focused on the subject. The reviewer makes several good points: that thinking on displacement ...
Three that are so juicy they even tempt me to cheat on The Book Thief:
Unaccustomed Earth -- Jhumpa Lahiri's new short-story collection
The Best of the Bellevue Literary Review -- anthology of medical stories, essays, and poems from New York University's Dept. of Medicine (LT inspired!)
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#88 Alphaorder--I just purchased (online) Unaccustomed Earth as I am going to see Lahiri speak and a book signing the end of April. Can't wait to read it now.
> 87: Teelgee - Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth is released on Tuesday. I loved it and urge you to pick it up.
>44: Louis - my friend is sending me a copy of the new Tobias Wolff. Hope it arrives this week - I will start it right away on your rec.
Right now I am reading The Story of Forge ...
... think of Interpreter of Maladies? I loved it when it read it upon publication. Watch for her new book of short stories Unaccustomed Earth - don't know about publication in Canada, but in the US it is coming out this spring. I loved it.
You are now reading one of my other favorites in ...
... and Key by Sarah Dessen
4. Rites of Spring (Break) by Diana Peterfreund
5. Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa LahiriBreaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
7. The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
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This ...
... in Love by Lisa See
Street of a Thousand Blossoms by Gail Tsukiyama
What is the What by Dave Eggers
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri (to be published in April 2008)
Smaller Gems
The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett
The End of the Alphabet by CS Richard ...
... Best American Short Stories 2007
The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel
The Complete Stories by Flannery O’Connor
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Where I'm Calling From by Raymond Carver
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I'm most excited about Lahiri's new collection.
I’m taking the 888 Challenge : "Read 8 books each in 8 different categories in 2008."
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Edited to move remainder of post to LT's 888 Challenge group .
... the list:
A Street of a Thousand Blossoms by Gail Tsukiyama
Sundown, Yellow Moon by Larry Watson
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Unaccustomed Earth out in 2008 from Jhumpa Lahiri
Can't go wrong with any of them.
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