The Namesake

by Jhumpa Lahiri | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0618485228 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Azuki of Miami, Florida USA on 3/5/2019
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Journal Entry 1 by Azuki from Miami, Florida USA on Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Gogol is the boy's pet name, given by his father who was saved in a train wreck in India thanks to a page from Nikolai Gogol's book. However, when the letter from Gogol's grandmother never arrives, this awkward name gets on the registration, marking his awkward path as a first generation American Indian.

The story is beautifully written, and enjoyable enough with some profound moments, although not as captivating as I expected.

Now going into the Far East Book Box.

Journal Entry 2 by freezone at Leominster, Massachusetts USA on Friday, June 28, 2019
This was a wonderful book. You care deeply about the characters, and it seems that their experience is that of many Indians in the USA. Certainly, the scenes set in Cambridge, Massachusetts give a good sense of the city and what it offers, along with its challenges of cold and isolation.

Journal Entry 3 by AlterEgoZoe at Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania USA on Monday, September 2, 2019
Came home in the Far East Box

Released 2 yrs ago (9/24/2022 UTC) at LFL - Mom's Organic Market - S 11th St. (34) #71515 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

When he looked up again Tas had gone. Rising to join the others, he caught sight of something small and abandoned on the floor. "Tas you forgot your pipe." He picked it up and then saw words carved into the wood he had not seen before. Find the music, find the magic.
"Did you carve this?"
Tas did not turn. "Yes," he said, reluctantly. "I have to leave it."
"But, Tas, why?"
Tas squared his shoulders as though firming some resolve. But still he did not turn. "Because the shepherd said that it could only be used once. Thats why I can't get the pipe to play that song-or any song. I've used the magic." He took a deep breath and went on. "And he said that once I found the magic I had the pass the pipe on." he paused and then he did turn, a scamp's humor in his long brown eyes. "It's going to be a long winter. I'm going to leave it here for someone else to find."
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