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The Inheritance of Loss
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I did not enjoy this book. I read it for a book club and that was the only reason I got as far as I did - I skimmed many pages to see if something interesting was coming up. Alas, nothing ever was. I felt like I was reading this book through a thick fog - I couldn't see the characters or even the setting very clearly because of all the jumping aroun... »
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The Whistling Season
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This is a wonderful story, with fully realized characters. The plot is gentle but believable, with enough progression to make it an interesting read. If you loved "Little Heathens", you will love this.... »
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist
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Mohsin Hamid's first novel, Moth Smoke, dealt with the confluence of personal and political themes, and his second, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, revisits that territory in the person of Changez, a young Pakistani. Told in a single monologue, the narrative never flags. Changez is by turns naive, sinister, unctuous, mildly threateni... »
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Interpreter of Maladies
Mr. Kapasi, the protagonist of Jhumpa Lahiri's title story, would certainly have his work cut out for him if he were forced to interpret the maladies of ... »
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Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse
A tightly themed, well executed collection: Wastelands captures our apocalypse fears and fantasies equally well and sometimes even simultaneously.
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