Disclaimer: Only writing this review to recommend and further the cause of Indian light heart-ed English literature. No spoilers. So read away.
Finished this book a month or so back. Most of it on Amazon Kindle and the rest from a copy I borrowed from a friend. It was a great read. Just as some Telugu movie watching friends of mine would say, "We enjaayed a laat saar".
The book is a great follow up to "Dork: The Incredible..", more so because of it's faster narrative. I cannot remember the last time I finished a book so fast.(Not considering the books whose chapters I skipped because they were boring as hell). Easy to read and understand and smile often. There are some really laugh out loud moments in the book. I regret that I had to read those parts at work because I had to control my laughter. In my defense, I was too bored and needed motivation. It is definitely more enjoyable than the first part. Kinda like 'The Dark Knight' of books. Or a "For a few dollars more".
For some non-Keralites who don't know who Mohanlal is, the movie scene references might sound misplaced but let me remind you of all the Punjabi lyrics in Hindi songs these days that irk us, the gults, in ways beyond imaginable. This is nothing different. Go watch a Mohanlal movie or eat curd rice off a banana leaf to warm up before reading the book.
The ease at which you can read this book at the same time find it funny is commendable of the author's efforts. Futurama Fry would say "Not sure if this book is easy to read or I am too intelligent at understanding it". For me, the hardest books to read are those whose words fail to paint a picture in my head. Example, if you read The Death of Vishnu - Manil Suri, I am the reader who couldn't visualize 'the landing'. In that sense, this is the easiest book to read. Considering Robin, the lead character, is the goofy eyebrow-ed guy on the cover of the book, all expressions he has are comical and clearly imaginable. Although I was surprised by the number of expletives in this book, none of them were out of context but underscored the 'lingo' of a contemporary MBA grad from the premier schools in India.
I won't describe too much here because I don't want to spoil the fun. But just FYI: DO NOT READ THIS BOOK AT WORK. Chances are, you might get fired for laughing meaninglessly and on context of not being able to explain what the joke is.
Final words: Highly recommended and can't wait to get my hands on his third book "Who let the Dork out"
(Not so much but I'd rather read this than the Shiva Trilogy")
Finished this book a month or so back. Most of it on Amazon Kindle and the rest from a copy I borrowed from a friend. It was a great read. Just as some Telugu movie watching friends of mine would say, "We enjaayed a laat saar".
The book is a great follow up to "Dork: The Incredible..", more so because of it's faster narrative. I cannot remember the last time I finished a book so fast.(Not considering the books whose chapters I skipped because they were boring as hell). Easy to read and understand and smile often. There are some really laugh out loud moments in the book. I regret that I had to read those parts at work because I had to control my laughter. In my defense, I was too bored and needed motivation. It is definitely more enjoyable than the first part. Kinda like 'The Dark Knight' of books. Or a "For a few dollars more".
For some non-Keralites who don't know who Mohanlal is, the movie scene references might sound misplaced but let me remind you of all the Punjabi lyrics in Hindi songs these days that irk us, the gults, in ways beyond imaginable. This is nothing different. Go watch a Mohanlal movie or eat curd rice off a banana leaf to warm up before reading the book.
The ease at which you can read this book at the same time find it funny is commendable of the author's efforts. Futurama Fry would say "Not sure if this book is easy to read or I am too intelligent at understanding it". For me, the hardest books to read are those whose words fail to paint a picture in my head. Example, if you read The Death of Vishnu - Manil Suri, I am the reader who couldn't visualize 'the landing'. In that sense, this is the easiest book to read. Considering Robin, the lead character, is the goofy eyebrow-ed guy on the cover of the book, all expressions he has are comical and clearly imaginable. Although I was surprised by the number of expletives in this book, none of them were out of context but underscored the 'lingo' of a contemporary MBA grad from the premier schools in India.
I won't describe too much here because I don't want to spoil the fun. But just FYI: DO NOT READ THIS BOOK AT WORK. Chances are, you might get fired for laughing meaninglessly and on context of not being able to explain what the joke is.
Final words: Highly recommended and can't wait to get my hands on his third book "Who let the Dork out"
(Not so much but I'd rather read this than the Shiva Trilogy")
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