Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
Still Here
Still Here: A Novel | Lara Vapnyar
11 posts | 10 read | 15 to read
A profound and dazzlingly entertaining novel from the writer Louis Menand calls "Jane Austen with a Russian soul" In her warm, absorbing and keenly observed new novel, Lara Vapnyar follows the intertwined lives of four immigrants in New York City as they grapple with love and tumult, the challenges of a new home, and the absurdities of the digital age. Vica, Vadik, Sergey and Regina met in Russia in their school days, but remained in touch and now have very different American lives. Sergey cycles through jobs as an analyst, hoping his idea for an app will finally bring him success. His wife Vica, a medical technician struggling to keep her family afloat, hungers for a better life. Sergeys former girlfriend Regina, once a famous translator is married to a wealthy startup owner, spends her days at home grieving over a recent loss. Sergeys best friend Vadik, a programmer ever in search of perfection, keeps trying on different women and different neighborhoods, all while pining for the one who got away. As Sergey develops his appcalling it "Virtual Grave," a program to preserve a person's online presence after deatha formidable debate begins in the group, spurring questions about the changing perception of death in the modern world and the future of our virtual selves. How do our online personas define us in our daily lives, and what will they say about us when we're gone? From the Hardcover edition.
Amazon Indiebound Barnes and Noble WorldCat Goodreads LibraryThing
review
nookinbooklyn
Still Here: A Novel | Lara Vapnyar
post image
Mehso-so

whip-smart but deeply jaded. read if you love cynicism.

Gina Oh I love cynicism! 8y
9 likes2 stack adds1 comment
review
DreesReads
Still Here: A Novel | Lara Vapnyar
post image
Mehso-so

This character-driven novel follows the lives of 4 Russian emigrant friends who all now live in NYC. I struggled to get into this, as I prefer plot-driven books. The characters are all well-drawn though--recommended for those who enjoy character-driven books!

blurb
DreesReads
Still Here: A Novel | Lara Vapnyar
post image

Struggling big time with this ARC. Lots of typos, lots of words, nothing happening. Not sure if it's me of the book 😕

blurb
dylanisreading
Still Here: A Novel | Lara Vapnyar
post image

Had a stressful day at work but was able to pick these up during my lunch break. Of course all of the books for which I've been on the holds list for a while would become available just as I'm trying to finish reading All the Light. #bookishproblems

blurb
DreesReads
Still Here: A Novel | Lara Vapnyar
post image

My nightstand stack. One long-term project, 3 middle grade books my 8th grader wants me to read, 1 for my high schooler, 2 ARCs, 1 1001 list book, and 1 from the Booker long list. Not included here--what I am actually reading! #bookstacks #bookphotochallenge

25 likes1 stack add
review
Sweettartlaura
Still Here: A Novel | Lara Vapnyar
Mehso-so

My thanks to Penguin & the author for an ARC of this book.
This book may grow on me. I found myself happier for the characters at the end than I expected to.
It is a current study of adults at the midpoint of their lives, with death looming in every conversation. Add in the stress of their careers, relationships, families, friendships, & struggles with assimilation in America, and you may have too much. But we'll see how it settles eventually.

blurb
Sweettartlaura
Still Here: A Novel | Lara Vapnyar

Sneaking in this ARC right before its publication date...

17 likes1 stack add
review
Lacythebookworm
Still Here: A Novel | Lara Vapnyar
post image
Pickpick

My #recommendsday pick deals with the challenges of immigration and the ludicrousness of the digital age. Follows 4 Russian immigrants to the US. Comes out next month from Hogarth. Don't miss it!

blurb
ShelfSpaceLimited
Still Here: A Novel | Lara Vapnyar
post image

Really enjoying this ARC so far, I've teared up and laughed out loud, not even 100 pages in yet. 👍🏻

28 likes3 stack adds
blurb
MinDea
Still Here: A Novel | Lara Vapnyar
post image

Not sure about this book...can't get into it ... Anyone read it and have an opinion on it?

Lkardos12 I also bailed! Couldn't get into it at all. 8y
1 like1 stack add1 comment
blurb
Bookbento
Still Here: A Novel | Lara Vapnyar
post image

Saturday night #bookbento. Just got our hands on this novel by an exciting writer!

19 likes7 stack adds