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There are currently 24 member reviews
for Small Days and Nights
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Patricia E. (Sugarcreek, OH)
A Life of Opposing Forces
Main character Grace Marisola is a woman in her thirties who has lived in India, the U.S. and Italy without a sense of who she is or where she belongs. After growing up in India with her battling Italian father and Indian mother, she travels to America for college. There she marries Blake, an American student she first encountered in India. Now she is returning to India to bury her mother and meet a special needs sister she never knew she had. Blake remains in the U.S. as they both try to figure out whether their ten-year marriage is worth saving. Much of the novel exposes the cultural, geographical and emotional dichotomies that shape Grace. But, rather than embracing the differences, she seems stuck within herself. I would have enjoyed the book much more if I could have sympathized with Grace. Although she is aware of the things that hold her back, she seems unwilling or unable to grow through that awareness.
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Linda J. (Urbana, OH)
Long Days and Sleeping Nights
I love reading about books from cultures I'm not familiar with, but I did not love this book. I can equate it to the female version of Rain Man except I never developed empathy for the main character, the sister who did not know of the sister with Down Syndrome. I should have been able to read the 261 pages in about 3 days. Instead, it took 11 days. I struggled to finish it.
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Mary G. (North Royalton, OH)
Small Days, Nights, Characters
Although the cover art, title, and even the first chapter intrigued me, I did not feel the remainder fulfilled that expectation. Between first and last chapters I found transitions from present to past and all the places and people involved to be too often unclear. I felt no connection to the characters or depth to most of the characters. Their relationships seemed shallow for the most part. Although the final pages do reveal some redemptive qualities it seemed too little, too late. I only reached those final pages due to my commitment to the review. Otherwise, I'd have left them all behind in their smallness.
