Sorry for the long hiatus… Noobie and I had gone on a 3-week holiday to India and that was super hectic, with us shuttling from one place to another!
Now that I am back to Singapore, normal life is slowly getting restored… and my apologies for not having responded to all your wonderful comments, will do so in the earliest.
Meanwhile, I got a chance to read Gaban by Munshi Premchand, one of my fav Hindi authors and to say the least, I was truly disappointed. The book is about a confused and weak man who keeps running from all problems and his first-greedy-and-then-sensible-wife who undergoes this awesome transition.
Initially the book is interesting and keeps you hooked, but very soon you start loosing interest because of the plethora of too many characters being introduced at various stages and too many twists in the story. It becomes a very exhausting read. It should have been properly edited with irrelevant portions taken out. They truly drag the story and take the punch out of it.
In short, a book that should be avoided at all costs.
Not worth your time!
Welcome back.
Guess Munshiji was not in his full form when he wrote this.
Aside, after seeing the new header, was wondering if you visited Swiss or somewhere in the West 🙂
Heyyyy!!! Aaahhh no!! Just the Christmas spirit 🙂 🙂
Regarding Munshiji, yes usually… this wasnt one of his great ones!!
welcome back!! “start loosing interest ” ???
Thanks!? Am I grammatically incorrect?
Oh! I ws wondering too where u hv been 🙂 Welcome bk 🙂
N we r off to Singapore today for a holiday 😉
Thanks girl 🙂 Oh wowwwwwwww!! M surprised how I missed this 😦
Went for a 3 week holiday….WOW, hope u had a great time… 🙂
Welcome back… 🙂
Thanks 🙂 I did 🙂
arre thats surprising.. i thot premchand generally wrote well… may be this is a one off story in which he dint match up to his usual standard..
Yes he did, Mandira! This was a one off case… totally avoidable!
Hmm.. have heard a lot about the book. Well, thanks for the review Nova. I can now skip this one perhaps.
Yes, you can… try Nirmala or Godan instead 🙂
I have read Nirmala and I think Godan too. 🙂
Its lovely 🙂
Welcome back! I would be in Malaysia next week for 2 months. Can’t wait 😀 Hopeful to meet up whenever u guys are down in KL.
Wowww! Will definitely catch up if m in Malaysia in the next two months! 🙂
Glad I didn’t read this … 😛
😛
Hey Nova, welcome back….
You have to check this out….
http://bawandinesh.name/a-day-at-swarnabhoomi/
let me know ur thoughts after reading this… 🙂
Thanks 🙂 It somehow doesnt open at my place… 😕
Try using a proxy or open VPN or something…. Guruji n bawa recently gave talks in greatlakes…. 🙂
Welcome back lady….was wonderting where u were….
Thanks dear 🙂 Was in India vacationing 🙂
Glad you had a wonderful holidays! 🙂 And you have an awesome header there! 🙂 🙂
As for hindi book… you already know my take on it! 🙂
I do 🙂
“Gaban”gives glimpse of North Indian society, and also that of author’s own community.Book also serves to put forth his own deeply-held views of the ills of that society.”….
It is a fantastic book 🙂
Aaahhh!
Itz a fantastic book!….:)
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