The Lowland
by Jhumpa Lahiri
Taste attributes: dramafamilypoliticalslowrealisticenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipinjustice/tragedy/vengeancedeep rivalry
Boxlist takeA grounded novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.4 / 5
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About This Book
Brothers Subhash and Udayan Mitra pursue vastly different lives--Udayan in rebellion-torn Calcutta, Subhash in a quiet corner of America--until a shattering tragedy compels Subhash to return to India, where he endeavors to heal family wounds.
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- Author
- Jhumpa Lahiri
- Published
- 2013
- Pages
- 370
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