Ponderings of an Idle Mind

[anupma]

All said and done, I remain a fan of Indian fiction and if a book comes for mere Rs. 95, I tend to pick it up, even if to only satisfy my curiosity. So on one such curious May afternoon, I picked up The 3 Mistakes of My Life. I finished reading it today. If that does not say enough about the book, nothing else can.

Although nine volumes of

Comments

[arunshanbhag]

Looks like you are onto a steady diet of good books.

I specifically asked and my niece (an IITian) said don't waste your time reading CB. Considering life's so short and so many wonderful books to read and places to travel, i concur.

But I do have a soft corner for desi-fiction and writers and feel the urge to support them. His success may inspire others to take up writing and they may do better. Thus CB's book does take up a slot in my bookcase. :-)

[anupma]

That is exactly what I was saying, not great books but still read a lot. Weird.

[anupma]

Gosh! This article begins in the most ridiculous manner ever. What fertile imagination this woman has!! :D

[praveenkumarg]

I totally agree with your opinion.

Felt the same way after reading his books, though must say was entertained in the train for the part of the journey I flipped through the book "Five Point Someone".

The easy going youth who don't read much are the readers of his books mostly.

[anupma]

Ha! I am sure somewhere during the next two years some fan of this book will come to this post and read your comment and then write hate mails to us both. :)

Raja Hindustani...

[anonymous]

.... was a success because Karishma Kapoor shaped her eyebrows and wore acceptable clothes!
I can still hear her shrilly haunting cries -- "Raja.. Raja..."
Ugh.
- Genie

Re: Raja Hindustani...

[anupma]

Actually, it was this film or rather its songs that made me realize that the woman wasn't really bad looking.

[sumthn2say]

Maybe I am one of those who do not really read much but may casually pick up a CB one fine day. Well, I did browse thru Five Point Someone once before and I thought that I will give it a try someday. However I came across the lousy writer in an interview and I cannot even begin to tell you how he was gaga over himself. He was all about 'I, me, myself'
I happened to watch this interview of CB, held in some mall at Gurgaon (at that time, i was in gurgaon) and frankly speaking, he is no less than an idiot. He wanted to reach his audience, he was repititive abt sumthn weird, and he went on and on with his rubbish talk. Somehow, made no sense to me. I realised that he can be anything on earth, but a writer! He was talking total nonsense. And, i really wondered why people appreciate him so much.