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 - BrilliantI absolutely loved every story, specially the last three, linked stories. The ending made me cry. Her words are so beautiful. Rating:  - Groundhog DayIf you've read Ms. Lahiri's other works, you will have no need to read this collection. After reading the first story in this collection, I thought I was experiencing de ja vu. As I read further into the book, I realized that what I was experiencing was more similar to the movie Groundhog Day, in that the same characters, plots and settings were being reused and recycled. This book is tired. Rating: - Band-aid surgeryLahiri's skilled writing is transparent; words simply melt on your brain! However, the sameness of her characters is boring. I could skip pages and didn't feel if I missed anything. To describe her book an imagery of a surgical room came before me: The operation room is ready for Dr.C.., Bengali doctor's skillful surgery. He enters with no expression on his face. He checks the gleaming surgical tools. Nurses become silent and steady their masks. He nods, pulling the mask over his face. The lights are on; patient lay motionless but fearless. Dr. C lifts the sheet and skillfully removes the band-aid from the patient's knee... Rating: - Wonderful Collection of Short StoriesThis review is a result of the audio book version which is highly recommended. The stories in this collection are excellent and each one is so poignant. All of the stories are about Bengali people (individuals and families) who have immigrated to the United States. Each story deals with real life issues involving parents, siblings and lovers, and such topics as death, loss and longing across two cultures. Ms. Lahari continues to create strong characters who stay with readers after the story has ended. I have read all of her books and this one does not disappoint. Rating:  - Jhumpa Lahiri's best work- till nowThis book is written in Indian 3D version. You are there in every scene and you can guess where they are going, so plain and captured so well. The style is unique and when you get deeper the characters come alive. The stories are precious and there is nothing short about them Hema and Kaushik could end up on the wide screen and you know movie makers will eat it up like the Titanic- Begin with a Tsunami and the flashback. I can hardly wait for the next work and of course the movie Ravikrishnan
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