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Dec 31, 2015pokano rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I adored this book, the story of Indian immigrants and their children, as they try to adjust to American life while attempting--at least in the parents' generation--to preserve their own heritage. The parents are the product of an arranged marriage, but as the years go by, their shared experiences deepen their relationship. The son, named Gogol, after his father's favorite Russian author, spends his first two plus decades trying to deal with his parents' expectations as well as with a name he hates. Although some readers have complained that "nothing happens in this book," what happens is life, and Lahiri makes us care deeply about the members of the family.