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Homecoming and Family Revelations

The Museum of Failures by Thrity Umrigar

December 28, 2025 by Jen K Leave a Comment

I read a few Thrity Umrigar novels a few years ago and quite enjoyed her writing. I just kind of fell out of the habit of reading this type of genre of novel so even though I like the author, I would choose other books from my TBR. Remy Wadia hasn’t been back to visit Bombay since his father died 3 years ago. He and his mother have always had a difficult relationship, and even now, he isn’t back to see her but to speak […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Desi representation, expats, India, Thrity Umrigar

Jen K's CBR17 Review No:143 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Desi representation, expats, India, Thrity Umrigar ·
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cbr12bingo – The Roaring 20s (and two more “bingos”)

The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway

September 20, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos 2 Comments

Oh, Hemingway. You dirty old dog. I have a soft-spot for the Lost Generation, and a sentimental attachment to The Sun Also Rises. While plenty of this novel- and his writing in general- has aged poorly, there is still value to be found. Hemingway was plenty of things as both an author and a man, but here I will choose to focus on the story and the broken people within- and the story of my attachment to this book. My first read was back in […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction Tagged With: american lit, between the wars, cbr12bingo, classics, Ernest Hemingway, europe, expats, lost generation, reread, revist, self medication, sentimental value, the roaring 20s, The Sun Also Rises, william hurt, WWI

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:103 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction · Tags: american lit, between the wars, cbr12bingo, classics, Ernest Hemingway, europe, expats, lost generation, reread, revist, self medication, sentimental value, the roaring 20s, The Sun Also Rises, william hurt, WWI ·
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