Dear Jhumpa Lahiri,

Thank you for reaching into my chest and removing my heart. Your stories made me cry. You write with such emotion but it looks incredibly easy. You are a wonder and I adore what you have created. The urge to re-read The Namesake is rising. In a world in which superheroes and franchises are now the norm, it is refreshing to read stories that reflect the personal lives of ordinary people. Blessing to you, Ms. Lahiri. Blessing for all that you do.

I believe that I might have enjoyed this book more if it had been more about what it advertised and less about Brian's life as a media producer. I mean I get that curiosity is what lead him to his current life and that by pushing himself to ask questions it is why he has had such success, but the book doesn't flow as well for it to be as inspirational as I had hoped. If you remove the name-dropping and simple focus on the main aspect of the book, i.e. the power of a curious mind, then you will find the book to be interesting and inspiring. It is because of the choppy nature of the narrative that I found myself tiring of this title. I can't help but wonder how this will compare with Elizabeth Gilbert's Big Magic, which comes out later this year.

Why was this book so boring? There was no excitement to any of it. I had to push myself to finish (or browse to finish just to know how it ended and then walk away). These are the characters we were obsessed with just ten years ago. Now I could care less. This serves as a reminder that things should be allowed to end. You don't have to continue with a franchise. It's okay to let things exist as they ended. I can see that Lagercrantz tried but he didn't understand these characters nor the importance of their endeavors.

I know I will be in the minority in regards to my opinions of this book but at least I tried to read the damn thing. Can we just stop with this push to continue stories that clearly have ended? This is why I respect Richard K. Morgan's writing so damn much. He will not continue a story if he feels that there is nothing left to write. I'm beginning to believe that this should apply to the Millennium stories as well.