The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

[Drunk Monk]

So I was at SFO reading Sex and Sensibility and decided that it was informative but not written well and I needed something else for the long flight. I pondered trying some Evanovich since it's so well thought of here, but went for this book of shorts by Lahiri. I loved it. Not sure why. It works the same themes as Namesake: Bengali-American experiences, distance of immigrant children from traditional parents, well educated people going through life's hardships, settling for less than love, death in the family, suburban life. It's very existential. Lahiri has an amazing flair for secret feelings in mundane experiences - delicate stuff but very engaging. I was surprised how moving it all was.

Still no fight scenes.