THE NAMESAKE
Maybe it was the fact that I had to read this book for school, but it really seemed to be slow... Not toward the end, in fact, it took me until the end to be able to get into the book. Once I did get into it, I loved it.
The back cover says:
"Meet the Ganguli family, new arrivals from Calcutta, trying their best to become Americans even as they pine for home. The name they bestow on their firstborn, Gogol, betrays all the conflicts o honoring tradition in a new world--conflicts that will haunt Gogol on his own winding path through loyalties, comic detours, and wrenching love affairs."
I have to agree with the last part, I completely agree that the love affairs that Gogol faced were quite heart wrenching, and really tore at your emotions when they did/not work out.
In general, I liked the idea of the book after I got into it. I may try another of Lahiri's books in the future.
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