tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854052489604491551.post8439063918730628441..comments2023-10-08T14:02:52.896+05:30Comments on IndiaRepat: Holy Cow Sarah! Really???Roonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17494084612502988714noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8854052489604491551.post-42872312916103737032010-07-20T19:31:04.590+05:302010-07-20T19:31:04.590+05:30Bravo on your compelling review! I've never be...Bravo on your compelling review! I've never been to India, but what exposure I do get to that lively culture makes me sad to hear about a book like this. <br /><br />And I think I know how you feel. After living in Australia for 25 years, I felt uncomfortable about a memoir (whose title I've now forgotten) that was all abut the woes of a woman who moved to Oz from overseas. Sure, it took a year before my family felt comfortable in our adopted land--and during the first year we poked fun at things we found quaint about the Land Downundah--but I'm not convinced an entire memoir should be based on one's dissatisfaction with an adopted country. Homesickness is something you go home for (usually to find out that home will never be the same again because you've had your eyes opened to the world). Writing a book as therapy for homesickness seems like it should be a self-published affair.<br /><br />Are we losing the original purpose of the memoir as a genre? I find the publishing industry responsible for giving an author like Sarah McDonald a platform from which to sensationalize her views. The market is so saturated with every imaginable topic that they have to keep stretching the boundaries in search of new ways to get people to fork over $$$ for a book. Evidently, our fast food/reality TV culture breeds enough readers looking for a cheap thrill. <br /><br />But there are still readers out there (hopefully lots of us!) who haven't sold out. Thank goodness there are still enough ethical (smaller) publishers to keep us in books.Milliver's Travelshttp://milliverstravels.comnoreply@blogger.com