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Title: a disappointment
Review: I loved Interpreter of Maladies but felt that Lahiri was unable to grow into the novel format. Though beautifully written in parts, the novel does not hold together as a whole. None of the characters are fully developed and some of the recurring themes (like Gogol's name) become formulaic and trite. Also, as a northeasterner who has lived in all the cities where Gogol lives I felt her constant references to specific locations was a shorthand that would date her book. Finally, I must say that I know people who fit into the yuppie/urban hip NYC milleu that she depicts and liked them even less in the book.
