Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

7 reviews

kayladarthur's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I absolutely loved this book. I loved how intimate it was. It was an insight into a life other than my own, and I feel like Lahiri wrote the characters really well. Her writing is so incredibly thoughtful like whoa!! I thought it was so interesting how, in her afterword, she mentioned that she sees which parts of the book are more “constructed,” and that she strays from the detailed writing style featured in this novel. She sees where she’s grown, how her writing has changed. I absolutely looove the details, but she’s moved on from that. A nod to the ongoing theme of the book: change. The changes we can and can’t control. I love the reflection at the end of the book, and thought that everything was wrapped up pretty well. All in all, I love this book. Def one of my favorite reads this year.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Suicide attempt

megukoyama's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Death of parent

jenna_justi2004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Beautifully written

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

chouchou's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Car accident

gabberjaws's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

What I loved most about this book was that Lahiri's writing is simple, but somehow rich and poetic at the same time. She has a knack for setting events up gently, and making the follow through feel so impactful and emotional, even though her narration is very simple and straightforward.

I felt privileged to follow along with the Gangulis; to see how they learned and grew and created traditions all their own, to see how the learned to love, accept, respect and understand one another despite their very different individual journeys. The story wavered a little towards the very end, with

Moushumi's affair skewing the pacing a tad

but overall, this was a great read.

The title of this book is a little misleading. This isn't a book about embodying your namesake, or about the power of names. Instead it's a beautiful, emotional documentation of one family's journey in learning what home means to them, and in finding themselves. It's a book about one's relationship with family and culture, the struggles of being known, and of knowing yourself. I'm so glad I read this. 


CONTENT WARNINGS:

Death (chapter 1),  Transphobia (a single instance of a certain outdated term for transgender people, now considered a slur, Chapter 5), Death of a parent (chapter 7), Deadnaming (chapter 9), Infidelity (chapter 10), Adult/Minor relationship (chapter 10)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Deadnaming, Racism, and Transphobia

dariad123's review against another edition

informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Deadnaming, Infidelity, Racism, Medical content, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

emersonseyeball's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Car accident, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Xenophobia, and Islamophobia

Deals a lot with internalized racism