Once in a Lifetime

First, I'm intrigued to continue reading this collection of short stories because I'm interested to see how these next short stories tie into each other (seeing as it was titled Hema and Kaushik I'm assuming these next stories will somehow intertwine). Another thing I thought was interesting was how the perspective shifted from the beginning short stories to now part two. Part two is written in first person whereas the first stories of the novel were written in third person. I like the perspective change as it gives the reader a chance to better understand what is going through the character's minds. The third person perspective was limited in the earlier stories and I think if we could go back and read the stories written by the various character's points of view we would get completely different messages/themes. For me though, I enjoy reading the first person point of view because it allows Lahiri to give the reader a deeper understanding of the emotions and thoughts within a character.