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Title: Dissapointment
Review: Having read Interpreter of Maladies by Lahiri, I eagerly awaited her novel, The Namesake. Interpreter of Maladies was well-written, contained characters that drew the reader to them, and packed a lot of action in each short story.However, The Namesake was dissapointing. It is not as well-written as Interpreter of Maladies. The characters lack that something that draws the reader to care about them. The story is really a short story that has been stretched out to a novel lengh, filled in with unimportant detail.The story line is too predictable and there is little urgency in the writing. Where is the crisis to solve? If the main character dislikes his name so much, then he should change it. End of story.The bottom line: Read Interpreter of Maladies, enjoy a fine collection of short stories, but do not waste your time with The Namesake.
