I believe these experiences of traditional tyrannical husbands and conventional suffering housewives may have happened around 50s and 60s and they don’t seem real at all. Am I asking for more?Īrranged Marriage is a collection of short stories written to speak the conditions of Indian women who have been married off in an arranged manner by their parents and who are trying really hard to adapt to the new family conditions or even immigrant experiences(Yes, a million times you see them reminiscing the curries and Bengalicuisine memories) and their whole life depends on tending to their husband’s and childrens’ needs. I badly need to read something different from authors like Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Amulya Malladi and Jhumpa Lahiri. After having read atleast four books prior to reading Arranged Marriage, I was not quite impressed with the theme and emotions as there was nothing new and fresh and it was the same glorified versions of tyrannical husbands holding captive of women, women trying hard to struggle after having left India as immigrants, women confined to the kitchen trying to bail out Indian curries reminiscing their hay days when they would have delicious Indian cuisine at their hometown Calcutta.
Rasanya buku Divakaruni ini cukup kalo saya beri 2,2 dari 5 bintang! :(Īrranged Marriage: Stories by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Sometimes it so happens that when you read too many books from the same author, you begin to easily feel too comfortable with the theme and you can end up even predicting the end and can easily sniff what is happening after having just read a few pages.
sayangnya isi ceritanya tidak semenarik covernya dan di cerpen pertama yang berjudul kelelawar saya sempat bingung untuk pemanggilan sebutan "kakek" kenapa menjadi "kakek-paman"? perasaan ini persis saya alami ketika telah selesai membaca the unknown errors of our lives. saya tidak menemukan apa sebenarnya inti cerita dibuku ini. cerita2 di buku ini hanya seperti menumpang lewat di hati saya. Lagi-lagi saya dibuat kecele berharap karya yang satu ini seindah seperti tetapi kenyataan pahit yang saya terima isinya setipe mirip dengan ĭari beberapa kumcer didalamnya hanya beberapa saja yang saya sukai dan saya pahami. kisah suka duka wanita dalam pernikahan intinya. Buku ini berisikan tentang 11 kisah pernikahan yang dijodohkan entah itu hidup di negeri india ataupun di Amerika.
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