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...Shiva is Suri's own pachyderm of a child. It's a huge and lumbering novel that took seven years to write and leaves hardly any ground unfurrowed. But Meera's growth from narcissism to selflessness is too slow, and her core epiphany - what it means to be a parent - is a cliché. Suri's cyclorama of a newborn, metropolitan India, where streets are clogged not with carts but cars, can be engrossing. Too bad a prima donna stands center stage, blocking the view...
...Monica Lewinsky scandal], already a perp"), Morrison should reread the article she wrote for the New Yorker to see her original reasons [May 19]. They do not in any way resemble what she says now. Clinton, she wrote in October 1998, "displays almost every trope of blackness: single-parent household, born poor, working-class, saxophone-playing, McDonald's-and-junk-food-loving boy from Arkansas." Morrison should be more careful with words, since words are her profession. A. K. Barsotti, Las Vegas
...Waiting Game Your article mentions the trials and tribulations that many high school seniors go through just to get accepted into a prestigious institution [May 12]. As the parent of a 12-year-old, I have to ask: what are we teaching our children? Networking is an important factor in life, but shouldn't education be the main focus? As a first-generation immigrant to the U.S. who proudly serves in the military, I have obtained several degrees (soon to include the Ph.D. I am currently working on) from several institutions. Though these academic centers...
...appalled to see that on your list of do's and don'ts, one of the don'ts is to ask your parents to get involved in anything other than financial aid. As the parent of a 16-year-old high school junior, I see this as nothing more than an attack on the family unit. My wife and I are both college-educated with professional careers. We are certainly capable of helping our daughter deal with being on a waitlist or any other issues around getting into college, including identifying others who might be able to help...
...Gilman’s original intention was to describe the grandiose nature of Commencement day, a jubilee towards which many a nervous student and proud parent throng. Any surveyor of the Yard on Commencement day would clearly realize that “throng” is a much more appropriate verb to describe the great masses crowding in for the historic ceremony. “Join” is a word more appropriate for the purchase of an online dating membership. When I graduate, I don’t want to merely “join” my classmates...