I don’t get moved so easily unless it’s something related to art. I find poetry the most passionate thing ever. After all, we don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read & write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits & necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for, these are what we crave for. At first, I was mislead into thinking when I came across the title that it must be a short poetry compilation. However, I was proved wrong in doing so as it’s completely different from it, it’s quite something else altogether.
However, this book here is a sheer brilliance in terms of the usage of vocabulary. The excellent mastery done here in terms of the remarkable usage of words & how it teaches us to implement it to the highest level is done here. Though it’s noteworthy that it doesn’t do anything distinguishable like the western novels. But, the execution of wordplay with different characters, their romance, their chivalrous nature, the unique mischievous plot – it makes it all the more worthwhile reading it. Especially the noteworthy praise given here by me is for the fact that it’s an Indian literature. We hardly find anything interesting in contemporary reading sections.
In short, this novel is a tribute to the very language of English. English as a language is very simple, yet funny & it’s usage, all the more complicated. The book is very simple, it’s plot, it’s story all have been balanced in a very subtle way with mild effervescence. This instance led me to the comparison a movie I watched a while ago with the name of ‘Cinema Paradiso’ which was a tribute to the very world of movies. Cinema Paradiso is the beautiful, enchanting story of a young boy’s lifelong love affair with the movies. It’s also a charming drama about friendship, childhood and the magic of cinema.
One has to read this entire book patiently inorder to understand the depth behind it. Each character with their own stories portray a life’s essential quality which is love. Nothing is complete without love. Also, reading this will also help the readers understand & help them pickup many new words, adding to their knowledge. The analogies & the wordplay done here was quite brilliant. I won’t delve into the story as it will giveaway the storyline, instead I’m simply highlighting the salient aspects of the context. The only minor drawback I felt was the content was stretched beyond proportions making it very huge to read. Like I said earlier, one has to be very patient inorder to finish it. Had it been very compact & upto the point, I would’ve really appreciated it as I would’ve finished it promptly. However, that’s just my personal opinion. Otherwise, I feel it’s a very good read. Overall, a book worth recommending to everyone.
Sumith Chowdhury 