The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny

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The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny is a 2025 novel by Kiran Desai. With the narrative taking place mostly between 1996 and 2002, the novel tells the story of Sonia and Sunny, both Indian, one a student in Vermont, and the other a recent graduate from Columbia planning to immigrate to the United States, whose families are long acquainted before they first encounter one another on a train in India. The meeting leads to an extended romance between the two young characters through the thrum and churn of the post colonial world.

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Die Quellen liegen im Mittel bei 8,0 aus 31 Bewertungen — noch nicht viele, daher wiegt die Leserstimme 14% und der Rest zieht zum Ranglisten-Durchschnitt von 7,8. So entsteht 8,2.

Leserstimmen

Die beliebtesten Rezensionen auf Hardcover (mit Autorennennung).

• EN

  “I really struggled with this. The author just tried to do so much. While the writing was lyrical, and oddly comforting, quite independently from the meaning being conveyed, I ultimately lost all interest.”

  ★ 2/5anon auf Hardcover

• EN

  “I'm conflicted about this book. I loved the themes and bigger questions it raised on culture, class, race, family and familial expectations, and finding our place in the world and in life. I also loved the central story line of Sonia and Sunny and was completely invested in them finding their way. On the other hand, I agree with many reviewers who noted that the book became unwieldy, trying to include the stories of too many other characters some of which, for me, either left me wondering what was the point or, worse--feeling disappointed that their story(in my opinion) ended abruptly without …”

  ★ 4/5Cynthia auf Hardcover

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