Waste of tree
Posted by mansoor on 12 Nov 2006 | Tagged as: heart 2 heart
Sometime ago, i picked up a book called “The God of Small Things”. Apprently, its supposed to be a very good one, a thought provoking masterpiece.
I read the first chapter…….
then the second….
then the third….
Then i decided, either this book is crap or i dont have the mental capacity to understand it. It was the first time in my life i had admitted to myself, maybe im not as intellectual as i thought i was….
Then today, a friend reported back after reading it, here’s what she had to say…
“that damn book is a waste of tree!!”
aaahhh! vindication! im not the only one who thinks its crap!
I am trying to show that I’m not pissed.But I am.Dude,it’s enlightening.It’s a little deep,gorgeous,initially you might not like it-later as you proceed you’ll find it better.
If you like spangles and banalties interwoven.Colours and nothingness,spun in crazy webs.Then you just might be able to decipher it.
Every man to his own-she shrgs and walks away-
Fq darling told me about this sin you just commited - you cannot thrash my favorite book and get away with it , sorry no sir. I know I know you’ve a freewill just like everyone else but listen Ive read this book 5 times in 3 years , once back to back. Try to sit down and sink into the novel , as you go furtherr you will feel Estha and Rahel’s innocent hurt , Ammu’s rejection and Baby kochamma’s clear defination of everything and ugly beauty of Kerala. When I bought it , I couldnt read it either but one day I had nothing else left to read so I picked GOST up and forced myself to read it - uff itna maza aya. There are parts in this book that come to me at odd times and make me chuckle inwardly.
Whew - I feel a little better now. Go Go go read again!!
omg.i cant believe it that u didnt like it it.but its true.u ve to read it again to really savor the beauty.its my all time favourite book after gone with the wind.n at times its so haunting that i ve stopped reading it for some time.i can realy realy identify wid some situations in it.
wow… i never thought a book could be that bad
dear god,
I am extremly thankful that someone else thought exactly the same way i did about the book….the only book ever that I probably left after the fouth chapter!
Hi Mansoor, You are right; somehow I found Arundhati Roy not that interesting too. I recommend Rohinton Mistry’s A Fine Balance.
fq: mmm.. enlightening… deep.. gorgeous.. thats just what i didnt get.. maybe like hw said, it’ll take a couple more readings… but i cant be bothered now :p now cheer up n no more offense
hw: the same reply for goes for u
umarah: hhhhhmmmm…….
umar: lolz! i didnt think so too… but….. i may have to ‘invest’ more time in it :S
kanwal:
u too huh! thankgod we’re not alone
noriasa: Rohinton Mistry you say…… hhhmm… i think i should get my hands on that.. thanks
*sigh* You really dont know what you are missing , I totally agree with FQ & Umarah here.
im probably just as pissed as fq and hw for u not liking the book. how can u not??? its so intricately woven toegther and yet with every page that u turn u can relate to it. she lays bare human weaknesses, their desires, their pain.
i recommend u read it again.
Dear God, Thankyou!!!! FInally I meet more ppl who did not like the book!
I could not get past the first few chapters!!! And I know Im not intellectually challanged! (pompous presumption but who cares)
I got royally thrashed on my blog too when i posted about how the book failed to do anything for me.
hw: i wish i could see it too.. but honestly… it just went plain over my head :S
sid: lolzzz! how can i not? i ask back how can you! If someone took the time out to explain the entire book, then maybe.. just maybe i might understand
samar: thankgod there are atleast *some* people who think like me
lolzz