tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14282752.post277763903293442589..comments2023-07-10T00:22:11.785-07:00Comments on Yossarian Lives: Obligatory Namesake postVeenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06064708986711901612noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14282752.post-35738741069982586992007-04-18T14:41:00.000-07:002007-04-18T14:41:00.000-07:00You're right, Gogol is a bit of a cipher... I wond...You're right, Gogol is a bit of a cipher... I wonder if she chooses to represent second-generation Indians this way because she feels they lack a certain "essential" character, something definitive.Cheshire Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463645065346922684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14282752.post-73125033378459056952007-04-16T23:28:00.000-07:002007-04-16T23:28:00.000-07:00Beachedwhale: Tabu was alright but do think Irfan ...Beachedwhale: Tabu was alright but do think Irfan Khan overshadowed her. Yeah, do agree that it is getting too much attention but it does seem to have a huge PR budget. Every tube station in London is plastered with Namesake posters!<BR/><BR/>Cat: I don't hate the book, just don't think its very good or anything. I liked her short stories much better and think she goes on and on in the novel with nothing new to say. No, no complaints about writing. The writing and general curiousity about Bong customs is what made me finish the book, so no complaints there. Its also interesting that she gets the first generation immigrants right and then loses it once she has to talk about her generation!Veenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06064708986711901612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14282752.post-24229286274431493352007-04-16T20:51:00.000-07:002007-04-16T20:51:00.000-07:00"The movie is not great but it is better than the ..."The movie is not great but it is better than the book." ?!?!?!?!?!<BR/><BR/>Why do people hate the book so much? Is it because they think the situations are cliched? Because they feel it is low on incident? They surely can't have any complaints with the writing. It makes no sense at all, but then again we live in a nonsensical world.Cheshire Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463645065346922684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14282752.post-73254031965964634972007-04-16T08:39:00.000-07:002007-04-16T08:39:00.000-07:00i thought tabu did a pretty good job as well.. all...i thought tabu did a pretty good job as well.. all in all, was a decent movie, but im not sure if it deserved all the attention it got..dhivia vinodkumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08603854380428214693noreply@blogger.com