![]() I read the book Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. It is based of an Indian couple that travels to America when the father is going to college there. They have two kids in the U.S., but the kids are acting more like Americans then Indians. The kids constantly question who they are and who they want to be, while the parents cling to their old ways, from when they live in India. The eldest child, and main character, Gogol is unsure of his path in life and starts to disconnect himself from his parents and old life. The book was really good. I was skeptical at first, not thinking I would like a book about an families life and struggles. I prefer reading westerns,like Lonesome Dove, or science fiction books like the Red Rising series I am currently reading. But Namesake had me hooked. I got very emotionally invested in the characters, mostly Gogol. The book takes you on a bit of an roller coaster of emotion. Sad valleys and happy peaks, you are always wanting to read more and more to see how it ends up or if Gogol finds his place and happiness. -LW, grade 10
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