Welcome to my last blog post of The Namesake! What a rollercoaster of thoughts and emotions I've experienced while reading this book full of twists and heartbreaking events. In my last blog post, I went on a rant talking about how annoyed and angry I was with Gogol for the majority of chapters 5-7. After I … Continue reading The Namesake Chapters 8-12: Faith Restored in Gogol →

In my last blog post, I wrote about how much I relate with Gogol, how I sympathize with him on various situations in our lives, like how we struggle with our names, and I generally had a positive outlook on his character. The fact that I somewhat relate with Gogol based on certain shared situations … Continue reading The Namesake Chapters 5-7: Change of Opinion on Gogol →

When I started reading The Namesake, written by Jhumpa Lahiri, I can honestly say that I thought I was going to have a rough time getting through this book. The type of stuff I'm often intrigued with are historical novels, fantasies, and I sometimes enjoy the odd love story; although, with this book, I can … Continue reading The Namesake Chapters 1-4: A Book I Actually Relate With? →