Ohh man... I am so glad I finished the book… it’s been ages since I finished reading one... just think of this, I cannot remember what was the last book I started reading, and which was the last one that I managed to finish… I am so glad I am making some good use of my travel time…
I was reading The Kite Runner (Probably that makes me one of the last people on earth to have done that :-P). Anyway, that is not the point. I am just happy at this moment, just before another horrible day in office starts!
I should mention that I bought it from a street guy selling books on Mumbai signals. I was anyway getting bored without the radio (my phone has been gone for quite sometime now). He comes up to me with a bunch of books including the new one on Jinnah. But it’s too heavy for my liking and of course too fat to be carried in my bag. In a few moments I had to decide which one I wanted to pick. And this one seemed to be my best bet.
For 100 odd bucks (probably 120), it’s not a bad deal at all. At this moment, when I don’t have a home where I would like to decorate hardback editions for others to admire, I think it makes a lot of sense to buy something for cheap, read it and trash it if required. I hope it was of some help to the boy who sold it to me. I think he was about 12-13 years of age. Told me, ‘subah se ek bhi nahi bika hai’. I know he was lying, but guess if it helped him in any way, I am happy.
About the book, there is no point me going on to say that the book is really good. Actually, this was the second time after The Da Vinci Code, that I read the book after watching the movie. It’s not intentional, but I fall in that category of people who like to know the ending of a book beforehand. Ditto for movies. I don’t mind reading hazaar reviews before I go to watch a movie. On most occasions, I wait for that particular scene which the bloggers had made fun of. I don’t even mind knowing about the killer! Ha ha… Comparing this with a couple of my real good friends, R used to hate me whenever I would try and tell her about a scene in a movie. So does V. I just remembered the look on chhotu SC’s face when lambu SC had revealed that Abhishek dies in Sarkar!!
Anyway, got to go. The good part of the day takes a break for about 8 hours. I hope it begins again after six.
I was reading The Kite Runner (Probably that makes me one of the last people on earth to have done that :-P). Anyway, that is not the point. I am just happy at this moment, just before another horrible day in office starts!
I should mention that I bought it from a street guy selling books on Mumbai signals. I was anyway getting bored without the radio (my phone has been gone for quite sometime now). He comes up to me with a bunch of books including the new one on Jinnah. But it’s too heavy for my liking and of course too fat to be carried in my bag. In a few moments I had to decide which one I wanted to pick. And this one seemed to be my best bet.
For 100 odd bucks (probably 120), it’s not a bad deal at all. At this moment, when I don’t have a home where I would like to decorate hardback editions for others to admire, I think it makes a lot of sense to buy something for cheap, read it and trash it if required. I hope it was of some help to the boy who sold it to me. I think he was about 12-13 years of age. Told me, ‘subah se ek bhi nahi bika hai’. I know he was lying, but guess if it helped him in any way, I am happy.
About the book, there is no point me going on to say that the book is really good. Actually, this was the second time after The Da Vinci Code, that I read the book after watching the movie. It’s not intentional, but I fall in that category of people who like to know the ending of a book beforehand. Ditto for movies. I don’t mind reading hazaar reviews before I go to watch a movie. On most occasions, I wait for that particular scene which the bloggers had made fun of. I don’t even mind knowing about the killer! Ha ha… Comparing this with a couple of my real good friends, R used to hate me whenever I would try and tell her about a scene in a movie. So does V. I just remembered the look on chhotu SC’s face when lambu SC had revealed that Abhishek dies in Sarkar!!
Anyway, got to go. The good part of the day takes a break for about 8 hours. I hope it begins again after six.