The Lowland, Jhumpa Lahiri

 

The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri was short listed for the Man Booker Prize prize.

Started: 1/9/2021
Completed: 1/12/2021
Recommendation: Mild Recommendation
Recommended By: Nobody

Review:

This book is fairly well written, though I found the repetition tedious (I am sure it was intentional and a way of establishing frames of reference from different perspectives).  The subject matter--effectively how to handle different kinds of loss (both well and poorly)--is what makes this a mild recommendation.  The book is not upbeat.  It is not a "pleasant journey."  This book is a harsh journey through repeated loss and the implications of loss.  I just do not enjoy that.