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The Leaving of Things
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- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
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- Release date: 11-18-14
- Language: English
- Publisher: Brilliance Audio
- Whispersync for Voice-ready
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Vikram is not your model Indian-American teenager. Growing up in late 1980s Wisconsin, he is rebellious, adrift, and resentful of his Indian roots. But a disastrously drunken weekend becomes a one-way ticket back to the homeland for Vikram after his outraged parents decide to pack up the family and return to India.
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- Out In The Wild Blue Yonder
- 12-05-15
Young Adult Entry Marketed for Adults
I started out really pleased with this book. I usually love hearing about complicated culture clash situations. Then at about the 5 hour point I started to feel really bored and increasingly tired of the flat, mono dynamic and lackluster storytelling. It had become very repetitive and teenager in focus with little to no insight. I mean--after all the main character--the voice of the story is a college student--not in middle schooler.
I thought that maybe I had gotten the genre mixed up--that this was a book from the Juvenile or Young Adult book collection. I checked other reviews over on Amazon. What I found were the tons of 5 star reviews--the same reviews that prompted me to choose the book dominating the review area. When I dug deeper I found many other less favorable reviews that echoed my feelings and concerns.
This book--to me is much more suited to the Young Adult reader. There are so many missed opportunities for character and location development. The whole thing felt superficial and stereotypical. Boring and disappointing. Can't recommend.
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- Mpp
- 03-24-17
Usually love author read books
Unfortunately, this is a book I think I would have better enjoyed by reading. The author's voice did not match the character I imagined. Still, a very good story!
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- DFG
- 03-15-17
YA book. Fine for teens but lacking for adults.
YA book. Fine for teens but lacking for adults. Narrator's tone felt much better at 1.25 speed.
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- L. Lee
- Michigan
- 08-22-16
A time filler
I liked the story in part because of the narrator. Some interesting moments of growth in the main character. The story is written from the main characters perspective only. There is no development of other characters.
Some very astute comparisons between the USA and India.
I'm glad I listened to it, glad this was a discount purchase, but in the end I was still waiting for the story to tech a climax.
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- Susan
- 03-08-16
Brilliant
A great work of a young learning to love his roots. Stunning descriptions. I felt that I was in India. Highly recommend this book
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- Donna Smith McG
- Smyrna, GA
- 06-15-16
5 ⭐️ novel
This is my second time listening & reading this marvelous book! I never revised it last time,
First it's laugh out funny when Victrum is coming from America to live in India. The events that happen to him could happen to us all, but the author uses them in so many feel good moments.
Second, it has an emotional way of things that allow Victrum to grow also. I adored the performance of the reader, his Indian accent of certain characters is hilarious! I would recommend this to everyone it's that excellent!
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- Ross McDougall
- 08-18-17
a twist on the culture shock
Vikram is not your model Indian-American teenager. Rebellious and adrift in late 1980s Wisconsin, he is resentful of his Indian roots and has no clue what he wants from his future—other than to escape his family’s life of endless moving and financial woes. But after a drunken weekend turns disastrous, Vikram’s outraged parents decide to pack up the family and return to India—permanently.
So begins a profound journey of self-discovery as Vikram, struggling with loneliness, culture shock, and the chaos of daily Indian life, finds his creativity awakened by a new romance and an old camera. His artistic gifts bring him closer to a place and family he barely knew. But a devastating family crisis challenges Vikram’s sense of his destiny, hurtling him toward a crossroads where he must make the fateful choice between India, the land of his soul, and America, the land of his heart.