Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Name Sake by Jhumpa Lahiri

28 reviews

vksr's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

More telling on a generation of NRI's than any of us would like. Ashima's development as an Indian woman in a new country is understated and underappreciated. That said... watching Gogol in his 'I wish I Was White' phase is both entertaining and forces reflection onto the rest of us.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, and Sexual content

ravina_b's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Mini review: Jhumpa Lahiri’s writing is in a world of its own, I genuinely only had to read the first chapter to understand why THE NAMESAKE is such a famous novel.  It is a fantastic exploration of identity and several different formats - including being a first- and second-generation immigrant, the weight behind a name, the identity of the individual vs. the collective.  I connected so heavily with aspects of a few of the characters, and there were three whole pages depicting Moushumi’s relationship with the concept of marriage that were a near-perfect reflection of my own feelings about marriage.  That, in particular, pushed THE NAMESAKE into a five-star read.  This book had deep and complex emotions running through its very veins, the exploration of parent-child and boyfriend-girlfriend/husband-wife relationships was intense and realistic, and I’m only sorry that it took me so long to read it!

📌 Set in Kolkata, India, Boston, United States, and New York City, United States of America.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

kat_a's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Racism and Cultural appropriation

jessthebookdragon's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative 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: Death of parent

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Pregnancy

planner5002's review against another edition

emotional slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

airyyyn0921's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

lizzield's review against another edition

emotional informative 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content

vireogirl's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

Very tangled in the nitty gritty of not belonging. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Sexual content, Car accident, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

uhhlexiconic's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

3.75

Finding beauty in the mundane aspects of life, The Namesake is a sweet meditation on identity: both the one we're assigned and the one we struggle to create.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism

tashtasher's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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: Infidelity, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Racism and Xenophobia